blootgat

Dutch

Etymology

Germanic: bloot (“bare, naked”) +‎ gat (“hole, cavity, anus”)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bloot‧gat

Noun

blootgat n, m (plural blootgaten, diminutive blootgaatje n)

  1. n (literally) A bare anus (arse, but usually pars pro toto for) naked buttocks
  2. m (figuratively) An extremely poor person, (as if) unable to afford any clothing; hence a term of abuse: poor slob, bugger

Synonyms

  • blootsbeens (adjective)
  • blootshoofds (adjective)
  • blootsvoets (adjective)
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