Neuter
loeder
Meaning
- (Netherlands, derogatory, neuter) a nasty person or animal
- (Netherlands, derogatory, especially, neuter, offensive) a bitch, a nasty woman (or female animal)
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Frequency
Hyphenated as
loe‧der
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlu.dər/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch loeder (“bait, lure”). The relatively recent, mostly postwar shift toward denoting females in particular may be inspired by its cognate German Luder (“slut”). Also cognate to English lure.
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