guit

Meaning

tomboy, rascal, joker, troublemaker

Concepts

rascal

rogue

scoundrel

Synonyms

snaak

bengel

kwant

rakker

schalk

slimmerik

streng

strop

grappenmaker

aas

gladde vogel

robbedoes

ruggemerg

kapoen

slimme vos

slimmerd

kleuter

knoest

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣœy̯t/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch guyte, probably from ghoiten (“to berate”), gu(i)ten (“to make fun of”), possibly from Old Norse gautan (“drivel”), gauta (“to talk a lot”), connected with Old High German gauzen, gäuzen (“to namecall”), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂w- (“to yawn, gape”). Doublet of geus.
Also compared is Norwegian gutt (“boy”), but this could be a reverse borrowing.