oorvijg
Dutch
Alternative forms
- oorveeg
- oorvaag, oorvage
Etymology
From oor (“ear”) + vijg (“fig”); it is unclear whether oorvaag etc. developed independently, from oor + the root of vegen/vagen 'to wipe', or are popular etymology from the older oorvijg, which has Germanic cognates, including German Ohrfeige, and similar vegetal-manual semantics such as vuistlook (“fist garlic”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: oor‧vijg
Noun
oorvijg f (plural oorvijgen, diminutive oorvijgje n)
- A box - = cuff on the ear, painful smack on the side of the face with a flat hand
Synonyms
Derived terms
- oorvegen (verb)
Related terms
- oorverdovend
- paardenvijg
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