"van likmevestje" meaning in Dutch

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /vɑn ˈlɪk.məˈvɛs.(t)jə/ Audio: Nl-van likmevestje.ogg
Etymology: Literally interpretable as “of lick-my-vest”, but the element vestje is generally considered to derive from French fesse (“buttock, butt”). Etymology templates: {{der|nl|fr|fesse||buttock, butt}} French fesse (“buttock, butt”) Head templates: {{head|nl|prepositional phrase|head=van likmevestje}} van likmevestje
  1. Of low quality or competence; worthless, good-for-nothing. Synonyms: van likmevesje [colloquial, dated], van likmevessie (english: Hollandic) [colloquial]
    Sense id: en-van_likmevestje-nl-prep_phrase-jAZNk4ut Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for van likmevestje meaning in Dutch (1.7kB)

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        "4": "",
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      "expansion": "French fesse (“buttock, butt”)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally interpretable as “of lick-my-vest”, but the element vestje is generally considered to derive from French fesse (“buttock, butt”).",
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": "van likmevestje"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm not going into town with such a good-for-nothing bloke, I swear.",
          "text": "Met zo'n kerel van likmevestje ga ik niet naar de stad, hoor.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Of low quality or competence; worthless, good-for-nothing."
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      "links": [
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "worthless",
          "worthless"
        ],
        [
          "good-for-nothing",
          "good-for-nothing"
        ]
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          "tags": [
            "colloquial",
            "dated"
          ],
          "word": "van likmevesje"
        },
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          "english": "Hollandic",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "van likmevessie"
        }
      ]
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    },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "I'm not going into town with such a good-for-nothing bloke, I swear.",
          "text": "Met zo'n kerel van likmevestje ga ik niet naar de stad, hoor.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Of low quality or competence; worthless, good-for-nothing."
      ],
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          "quality",
          "quality"
        ],
        [
          "competence",
          "competence"
        ],
        [
          "worthless",
          "worthless"
        ],
        [
          "good-for-nothing",
          "good-for-nothing"
        ]
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
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      "word": "van likmevesje"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "van likmevessie"
    }
  ],
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}

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