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Dutch language
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profanity
Profanity
Profanity is a show of disrespect, or a desecration or debasement of someone or something. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviors that are socially constructed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene, desecrating, or other forms.The...

can be divided into several categories. Often, the words used in profanity are based around various names for diseases. In many cases, these words have evolved into slang

Slang

Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...

, and many euphemisms for diseases are in common use.

Additionally, a substantial amount of curse words in the Dutch language

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

are references to sexual acts, genitalia, or bodily functions. Religious curse words also make up a considerable part of the Dutch profanity vocabulary. Aside from these categories, the Dutch language has many words that are only used to describe animals; these words are insulting when used to describe people. English terms often complement the Dutch vocabulary, and several English curse words are commonly in use.

Because of the prominence of the diminutive

Diminutive

In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...

in the Dutch language, most nouns used in Dutch profanity can also be said or written in their diminutive forms.

Profanity related to illness and disability

achterlijk	Achterlijk (literally: "retarded") is an offensive term for the mentally handicapped. A humorous variation, "achterlijke gladiool" (literally: "retarded gladiolus"), was first lexicalized in 1984.
debiel	Debiel is an offensive term for the mentally handicapped. It is commonly used as an insult.
idioot	Idioot means "idiot".
kanker	Kanker means "cancer". It can be used as a strong expletive, as an adjective or as an adverb. Krijg de kanker ("get the cancer") is used as an insult. Some youth use it as either a positive or negative exaggeration, for example Kanker lekker ("extremely good tasting"). The word is sometimes shortened to its historical euphemism K.
kankeren	Kankeren (literally: "to cancer") is a verb Verb A verb, from the Latin verbum meaning word, is a word that in syntax conveys an action , or a state of being . In the usual description of English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive... , and means "to complain excessively".
kankerlijer	Kankerlijer means "cancer sufferer". It is a strong insult: an example of its legal status can be found in a 2008 court case, in which using the word kankerlijer to insult a police officer was cited as a serious offense.
klere	Klere is a slang Slang Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo... word for cholera Cholera Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces... . It can be used as an expletive, as an adjective or as an adverb. Kolere is a common variation.
klerelijer	Klerelijer is a slang word meaning "cholera Cholera Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces... sufferer". It is used an as insult, and roughly analogous to "asshole".
kolere	Kolere is a slang Slang Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo... word for cholera Cholera Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces... . It can be used as an expletive, as an adjective or as an adverb. Klere is a common variation.
krijg de...	To wish a disease upon someone, the words krijg de... ("catch the...", "get the...", "contract the...") are typically used. Examples include krijg de tering, krijg de tyfus, krijg de kanker, krijg de pest, krijg de takke, krijg de klere, krijg het lazarus and the more euphemistic (but more old-fashioned) krijg de ziekte. In standard Dutch, the article Article (grammar) An article is a word that combines with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun, in some languages extending to volume or numerical scope. The articles in the English language are the and a/an, and some... is superfluous or incorrect in these phrases, and consequently "de" and "het" are only paired with disease names in context of profanity.
lazarus	Lazarus is a euphemism for leprosy Leprosy Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions... . Krijg het lazarus ("catch the leprosy") is uncommonly used as an insult. More common is the expression "zich het lazarus zuipen" ("to excessively drink oneself [into] leprosy"). Consequently, the expression "he or she is lazarus" has come to mean "he or she is drunk".
mongool	Mongool ("mongoloid") is a common insult. It is an offensive term used to describe Down syndrome Down syndrome Down syndrome, or Down's syndrome, trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866. The condition was clinically described earlier in the 19th... . Its diminutive mongooltje is often used as a somewhat more neutral or affectionate term for people with Down syndrome Down syndrome Down syndrome, or Down's syndrome, trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866. The condition was clinically described earlier in the 19th... , although it is not considered politically correct Political correctness Political correctness is a term which denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, certain other religions, beliefs or ideologies, disability, and age-related contexts,... . Kankermongool ("cancer-mongoloid") is a common variation: see kanker.
lijer	Lijer (literally: "sufferer") is a noun and suffix. It is correctly spelled "lijder", but the "d" becomes silent in slang Slang Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo... . It is used both as a standalone insult and in combination with diseases, such as kankerlijer, pleurislijer, pokke(n)lijer, takkelijer, teringlijer and tyfuslijer.
pest	Pest (literally: "plague", compare "pestilence Pestilence Pestilence may refer to:Pestilence, one of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse symbolizing plague in some interpretations of the book of RevelationPestilence , a Dutch death metal group... ") can be used as an adjective or as an adverb. The verb pesten means "to bully" (whereas the etymologically related "plagen" means "to tease"). "De pest in hebben" ("to have the plague in") means "to be irritated". The word is sometimes shortened to its historical euphemism P.
pestkop	Literally meaning "plague head", the word pestkop is used to describe someone who engages in bullying. See pest and kop.
pleur(it)is	Pleuris, or less commonly pleuritis, is a slang Slang Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo... word for tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body... (compare tering), originally referring to any form of lung infection. It can be used as an expletive, as an adjective or as an adverb. Krijg de pleuris ("catch the tuberculosis") is also commonly used. As with tering, the phrase "alles ging naar de pleuris" ("everything went to the tuberculosis", analogous to "everything went to hell") is commonly used. As a verb, the word oppleuren (literally "to tuberculosis off") can mean "to fuck off" (compare optiefen under tyfus).
pleurislijer	Pleurislijer is a slang word meaning "tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body... sufferer". It is used an as insult, and roughly analogous to "asshole".
polio	Polio is uncommon as a curse word, and is mostly heard in the phrase "heb je soms polio?" ("do you have polio or something?"), which can be used to insult someone's perceived laziness. The Genootschap Onze Taal (Dutch Language Society) has recently noted a rise in the use of polio as an expletive and adjective in the Rotterdam area, and describes it as a possible alternative to the more severe kanker.
pokke(n)	Pokke(n) (correctly spelled "pokken"; however, the "n" after a schwa Schwa In linguistics, specifically phonetics and phonology, schwa can mean the following:*An unstressed and toneless neutral vowel sound in some languages, often but not necessarily a mid-central vowel... is silent in standard Dutch, which affects the spelling of slang words) is a slang Slang Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo... word for smallpox Smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"... . It can be used as an adjective or as an adverb.
pokke(n)lijer	Pokke(n)lijer is a slang word meaning "smallpox Smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"... sufferer". It is used an as insult, and roughly analogous to "asshole".
stom	Stom (literally: "unintelligent", "dumb Dumb Dumb may refer to:* Muteness, the condition of being unwilling or unable to speak* Stupidity, a lack of intelligence* "Dumb" , a 1993 song by the band Nirvana from the album In Utero* "Dumb" , a 2004 song by the group The 411... ", "mute") can be used an intensifier when using curse words. Examples are "stomme hoer" ("dumb whore") and "stomme kut" ("dumb cunt").
takke	Takke (from the French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... "attaque") is a slang Slang Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo... word for stroke Stroke A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage... . It can be used an adjective or as an adverb. Krijg de takke ("have the stroke") is used as an insult. A common variation is takkewijf ("stroke woman"): see also wijf.
tering	Tering is a slang word for tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body... . It is short voor "vertering" (literally: "digestion"; compare English "consumption"). It can be used as an expletive, as an adjective or as an adverb. Vliegende tering ("flying tuberculosis") is a humorous variation, originally referring to sudden-onset tuberculosis. Krijg de tering ("catch the tuberculosis") is used as an insult. Other words for tuberculosis include TB and TBC, which were historically used as euphemisms, owing to the fact that names of diseases were considered profane. As with pleuris, the phrase "alles ging naar de tering" ("everything went to the tuberculosis", analogous to "everything went to hell") is commonly used.
teringlijer	Teringlijer is a slang word meaning "tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body... sufferer". It is used an as insult, and roughly analogous to "asshole".
tyfus	Tyfus is a word for typhoid fever Typhoid fever Typhoid fever, also known as Typhoid, is a common worldwide bacterial disease, transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person, which contain the bacterium Salmonella enterica, serovar Typhi... . It can be used as an expletive, as an adjective or as an adverb. Krijg de tyfus ("catch the typhoid fever") is used as an insult. The variation optiefen ("to typhoid off") is analogous to "fuck off" (compare oppleuren under pleuris). Sanders and Tempelaars (1998) note tiefttering ("typhoid tuberculosis") as a variation common in Rotterdam.
tyfuslijer	Tyfuslijer is a slang word meaning "typhoid fever Typhoid fever Typhoid fever, also known as Typhoid, is a common worldwide bacterial disease, transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person, which contain the bacterium Salmonella enterica, serovar Typhi... sufferer". It is used an as insult, and roughly analogous to "asshole".
vinkentering	Vinkentering (literally: "finch Finch The true finches are passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. They are predominantly seed-eating songbirds. Most are native to the Northern Hemisphere, but one subfamily is endemic to the Neotropics, one to the Hawaiian Islands, and one subfamily – monotypic at genus level – is found... tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body... ") is noted by Sanders and Tempelaars (1998) as an expression that is typical in the Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... vocabulary. A noted humorous variation is krijg de (vliegende) vinkentering ("catch the (flying) finch tuberculosis"). See also tering.
ziekte	Ziekte (literally: "sickness", "illness" or "disease") is used in the expression krijg de ziekte ("catch the disease"). It is a euphemism that can be used for various afflictions. Older variations include "drinken als de ziekte" ("drinking like the disease") and "lui als de ziekte" ("as lazy as the disease").

Profanity related to religion

gatverdamme	A softened version of godverdomme, gatverdamme is used to express disgust. It is often shortened to gatver.
getverderrie	A softened version of godverdomme, getverderrie is used to express disgust. It is often shortened to getver.
godverdomme	Literally meaning "God God God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism.... damn it", godverdomme is a shortened version of the subjunctive phrase Subjunctive mood In grammar, the subjunctive mood is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred.... "God verdoeme het" ("may God damn it"). Verdomme ("damn") is a common variation.
hel	Hel ("hell") is not typically used in Dutch profanity. The word can be seen in some expressions, including "loop naar de hel" (literally: "walk to hell", analogous to "go to hell") and the archaic helleveeg ("evil woman from hell").
jeetje	Jeetje is a softened, diminutive version of the name of Jesus Christ. It is roughly analogous to "jeez".
Jezus Christus	Jezus Christus is the Dutch name of Jesus Christ.
verdomme	Literally meaning "God God God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism.... damn it", godverdomme is a shortened version of "God verdoeme het" ("may God damn it"). Verdomme ("damn") is a common variation.
verdorie	Verdorie is a softer variation of verdomme.

Profanity related to sexuality
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...

, the human body, and animals

bek	Bek ("animal mouth") is most commonly used in the phrase "houd je bek" ("shut your mouth"). Compare kop and muil.
bitch	Bitch is an English loan word. Its Dutch equivalent is teef.
chips	Chips is a softer version of shit, an English loan word.
eikel	Eikel (literally: "acorn Acorn The acorn, or oak nut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives . It usually contains a single seed , enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule. Acorns vary from 1–6 cm long and 0.8–4 cm broad... ") is a neutral word used to describe the male glans Glans The glans is a vascular structure located at the tip of the penis in men or a homologous genital structure of the clitoris in women.-Structure:... (originally a Latin Latin Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and... word also meaning "acorn"). As an insult, it's comparable to the English word "dickhead" when used to describe a person.
flikker	Flikker is analogous to faggot Faggot Faggot, fagot, faggots, or faggoting may refer to:* faggot or fagot, branch or twig, or bundle of these Fasces Faggot , archaic unit of measurement for bundles of sticks... .
fok	Fok (literally: the first person singular of "to breed") is used as a variation of the English loan word fuck Fuck "Fuck" is an English word that is generally considered obscene which, in its most literal meaning, refers to the act of sexual intercourse. By extension it may be used to negatively characterize anything that can be dismissed, disdained, defiled, or destroyed."Fuck" can be used as a verb, adverb,... . It is also in use in the Afrikaans Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape... language. The Dutch news site and virtual community Virtual community A virtual community is a social network of individuals who interact through specific media, potentially crossing geographical and political boundaries in order to pursue mutual interests or goals... FOK! FOK! FOK! is a Dutch website and virtual community, containing active content like news, reviews, columns and polls. It was founded by Danny Roodbol, and is one of the largest internet communities of the Netherlands. The forum's user group is diverse, though much of its content is targeted towards a... uses this word as its name.
fuck	An English loan word, fuck Fuck "Fuck" is an English word that is generally considered obscene which, in its most literal meaning, refers to the act of sexual intercourse. By extension it may be used to negatively characterize anything that can be dismissed, disdained, defiled, or destroyed."Fuck" can be used as a verb, adverb,... is a common expletive. Its adjective "fucking" is also commonly in use. The word is productive Productivity (linguistics) In linguistics, productivity is the degree to which native speakers use a particular grammatical process, especially in word formation. Since use to produce novel structures is the clearest proof of usage of a grammatical process, the evidence most often appealed to as establishing productivity is... in Dutch: a standard variation is "fucken met" ("to fuck with").
hoer	Hoer is the Dutch word for whore.
homo	Homo is the politically correct Political correctness Political correctness is a term which denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, certain other religions, beliefs or ideologies, disability, and age-related contexts,... term to describe a homosexual man (or sometimes woman). Depending on context Context Context may refer to:* Context , the relevant constraints of the communicative situation that influence language use, language variation, and discourse summary... , it can also be used as an insult.
huppelkut	Huppelkut (literally: "skipping cunt") can be used to insult a woman's perceived shallowness. The word was first used by stand-up comedian Youp van 't Hek Youp van 't Hek Joseph Jacobus Maria "Youp" van 't Hek is a Dutch comedian and a columnist for NRC Handelsblad.- Biography :Youp was born and raised in the Gooi, a wealthy region to the southeast of Amsterdam. His youth there served as an inspiration for his ironic attitude toward the rich, the successful and all... . The diminutive form huppelkutje is most commonly in use. It can be seen as a comedic variation of the noun kut.
kak	Kak means "crap". Although it is no longer commonly used in profanity, it is still used as a social slur (see kakker).
kattenkop	Kattenkop (literally: "cat's head") is a mild insult commonly aimed at young girls, and describes a mean or crass character. Compare kop. The related adjective and adverb kattig is equivalent to the English "catty".
klootzak	Klootzak (literally: "orb sack") is a word used to describe the testicles, and is a common insult. It's comparable to the English word "asshole" when used to describe a person. See also zak.
klote	Klote (correctly spelled "kloten"; however, the "n" after a schwa Schwa In linguistics, specifically phonetics and phonology, schwa can mean the following:An unstressed and toneless neutral vowel sound in some languages, often but not necessarily a mid-central vowel... is silent in standard Dutch, which affects the spelling of slang words) is a word commonly used to describe the testicles. It can be used as an expletive, as an adjective or as an adverb. Several common expressions use the word klote, such as "ik voel me klote" ("I feel balls" - "I don't feel good"), "het examen ging klote" ("the exam went balls" - "the exam went badly") and "het weer is klote" ("the weather is balls" - "the weather is bad"). Compare kut*.
kop	Kop ("animal head") is most commonly used in the phrase "houd je kop" ("shut your mouth"). Compare bek and muil.
kreng	Kreng (literally: "cadaver") is a common insult aimed at women, and describes a mean or crass character.
kut	Kut is a word commonly used to describe the vagina Vagina The vagina is a fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. Female insects and other invertebrates also have a vagina, which is the terminal part of the... . It is commonly used as a curse word. It can be used as an expletive, as an adjective or as an adverb. Several common expressions use the word kut, such as "ik voel me kut" ("I feel cunt" - "I don't feel good"), "het examen ging kut" ("the exam went cunt" - "the exam went badly") and "het weer is kut" ("the weather is cunt" - "the weather is bad"). Compare klote. Its common idiomatic use in the phrase "wat kut voor je" ("how cunt for you") expresses roughly the same sentiment as the English "I'm sorry to hear that", albeit in a somewhat profane way. When used as a noun to describe a woman, the meaning of kut is analogous to the American English American English American English is a set of dialects of the English language used mostly in the United States. Approximately two-thirds of the world's native speakers of English live in the United States.... severity of the word cunt Cunt Cunt is a vulgarism, primarily referring to the female genitalia, specifically the vulva, and including the cleft of Venus. The earliest citation of this usage in the 1972 Oxford English Dictionary, c 1230, refers to the London street known as Gropecunt Lane... . (Huppelkut is a common comedic variation of this use.)
lul	Lul is a word commonly used to describe the penis Penis The penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates... . It is used as a insult, and is roughly analogous to the English "dick" when describing a person.
lullen	Lullen (literally: "to dick") is a verb, meaning "to talk pointlessly". It is somewhat analogous to the English phrase "to dick around". Compare ouwehoeren.
mierenneuken	Mierenneuken (literally: "ant fucking") is analogous to "nitpicking". It is considered less offensive than the standalone word neuken.
muil	Muil ("large animal mouth") is most commonly used in the phrase "houd je muil" ("shut your mouth"). Compare bek and kop.
neuken	Neuken literally means "to fuck". It can be used neutrally, as an intimate or romantic term, or as a form of profanity.
neukertje	Neukertje is a diminutive noun derived from the word neuken ("to fuck"). It can be used to describe a person that the speaker is sexually involved with. It can be either used as a term of affection, or as an insult, depending on context Context Context may refer to:* Context , the relevant constraints of the communicative situation that influence language use, language variation, and discourse summary... .
nicht	Nicht (literally: "female cousin" or "niece") can be used to mean "queer" (noun Noun In linguistics, a noun is a member of a large, open lexical category whose members can occur as the main word in the subject of a clause, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition .Lexical categories are defined in terms of how their members combine with other kinds of... ) or "fairy", to describe a homosexual man. It is commonly used within the LGBT LGBT LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the... community as a term of endearment or self-description. Its adjective and adverb are nichterig.
ouwehoeren	Ouwehoeren (literally: "to old whore") is a verb, meaning "to talk pointlessly". See also hoer, compare lullen.
pissig	Pissig (literally: "pissy") can mean "pissed off", "angry".
poep	Poep means "poop". Its diminutive poepje (or poepie) is used as a term of endearment comparable to "sweetie", and is not considered profane. In Flemish Flemish Flemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium.... , a language mutually intelligable with Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... , the verb poepen* instead means "to fuck". The noun poep is the Flemish term for "buttocks". In the Northern provinces of the Netherlands, poep is also used as an ethnic slur to describe German Germans The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages.... people.
poes	Poes (literally: "puss", "cat") is a word sometimes used to describe the vagina. Its diminutive poesje ("pussy") is also used.
poot	Poot ("animal leg/foot") is a crude word that can be used to describe someone's legs or feet in a rude way. It can also mean "homosexual man".
pot	Pot can mean "homosexual woman". It is somewhat more reappropriated Reappropriation Reappropriation is the cultural process by which a group reclaims—re-appropriates—terms or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group. For example, since the early 1970s, much terminology referring to homosexuality—such as gay, queer, and faggot—has been reappropriated... than poot, and consequently analogous to dyke Dyke Dyke or dike may refer to:* A levee, a natural or artificial slope or wall to regulate water levels* A ditch, a water filled drainage trench* A regional term for a dry stone wall... .
teef	Teef means "bitch". Like in English, the word can either be a neutral term for a female dog, or a strong insult aimed at women.
trut	Trut is a common insult aimed at women. It was originally a slang Slang Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo... word for vagina Vagina The vagina is a fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. Female insects and other invertebrates also have a vagina, which is the terminal part of the... . It is significantly milder than kut.
tut	Tut is a common mild insult aimed at women. It is a softer form of trut. Its diminutive tutje is also common, as is the variation tuthola.
reet	Reet (literally: "gash", "tear") is a word used to describe the intergluteal cleft. It's used in a number of common expressions, such as "ik vind er geen reet aan" ("it doesn't interest me at all", literally: "I find no asscrack on it"), "het interessert me geen reet" ("it doesn't interest me one bit", literally: "it interests me no asscrack") and "ik snap er geen reet van" ("I don't understand it one bit", literally: "I understand no asscrack of it"). Compare zak.
rot-	The particle rot- can be used as an adjective when combined with a noun, and is commonly used in words such as "rothond" ("rotten dog"), "rotjoch" ("rotten kid") and "rotweer" ("rotten weather").
rotzak	Literally meaning "rotten sack" or "rotten testicles", rotzak can be used as an insult, roughly analogous to "asshole". Compare zak, klootzak.
schijt	Schijt means "shit". It's not used as an exclamation, but can be used as part of some common expressions: for example, schijtluis (literally: "shit louse Louse Lice is the common name for over 3,000 species of wingless insects of the order Phthiraptera; three of which are classified as human disease agents... ") means "coward". See also stront.
shit	An English loan word, shit Shit Shit is usually considered vulgar and profane in Modern English. As a noun it refers to fecal matter and as a verb it means to defecate or defecate in; in the plural it means diarrhea... is a common expletive. It is commonly softened to chips.
slet	Slet (literally: "rag") is the Dutch word for slut Slut Slut or slattern is a pejorative term applied to an individual who is considered to have loose sexual morals or who is sexually promiscuous... . The diminutive Diminutive In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment... sletje is also commonly in use.
slons	Slons (literally: "rag") is a Dutch word comparable to slut Slut Slut or slattern is a pejorative term applied to an individual who is considered to have loose sexual morals or who is sexually promiscuous... , and can also be used to describe a woman whose appearance is untidy. Its adjective "slonzig" additionally corresponds to the English word "sluttish" and the German word "schlampig" in its double meaning of "sexually promiscuous" and "negligent".
stront	Stront means "shit". It's not used as an exclamation, but can be used an adjective (for example, "strontjoch", which translates to "shit kid"), or as a part of fixed expressions such as "zak in de stront" ("sink into shit"). Unlike "shit", the word can also be used neutrally. See also schijt.
zak	Zak (literally: "sack") is a word used to describe the testicles, and is a common insult. It's comparable to the English word "jerk" when used to describe a person. Additionally, it's used in a number of common expressions, such as "ik vind er geen zak aan" ("it doesn't interest me at all", literally: "I find no sack on it"), "het interessert me geen zak" ("it doesn't interest me one bit", literally: "it interests me no sack") and "ik snap er geen zak van" ("I don't understand it one bit", literally: "I understand no sack of it"). Compare reet.

Profanity related to ethnic slurs and social slurs

bosneger	Bosneger (literally: "forest nigger") is an ethnic slur Slur Slur can mean:Pejorative, any term of disparagement.Slur , unclear or abnormal enunciation.*Slur , a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played legato .... , to describe niggers from the jungle.
geitenneuker	Geitenneuker (literally: "goat fucker") is an ethnic slur Slur Slur can mean:Pejorative, any term of disparagement.Slur , unclear or abnormal enunciation.Slur , a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played legato .... , and is used to describe people of Middle East Middle East The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East... ern descent. See also neuken*.
kakker	Kakker (literally: "crapper") is social slur, referring to people of higher social standing than the speaker. Its variation "kouwe kak" (literally: "cold crap") can be used to mock someone's wealth or upper-class mannerisms. See also kak.
kut-Marokkaan	Kut-Marokkaan (literally: "cunt-Moroccan") is an ethnic slur aimed at people from Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... . It was first publicly used by municipality executive Rob Oudkerk, who was not aware that he was being recorded. It has since been added to the Van Dale dictionary. See also kut.
lijp	Lijp originated as a slur Slur Slur can mean:Pejorative, any term of disparagement.Slur , unclear or abnormal enunciation.*Slur , a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played legato .... to describe Jewish people, being based on the surname Levi. Later on, it came to mean "slow", "dumb", "sluggish". More recently, the word has also come to mean "cool", interesting" in youth slang Slang Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo... .
Mocro	Mocro is an ethnic slur Slur Slur can mean:Pejorative, any term of disparagement.Slur , unclear or abnormal enunciation.*Slur , a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played legato .... , and is used to describe people of Moroccan Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... descent. It has largely been reappropriated Reappropriation Reappropriation is the cultural process by which a group reclaims—re-appropriates—terms or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group. For example, since the early 1970s, much terminology referring to homosexuality—such as gay, queer, and faggot—has been reappropriated... .
mof	Mof is an ethnic slur Slur Slur can mean:Pejorative, any term of disparagement.Slur , unclear or abnormal enunciation.Slur , a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played legato .... , and is used to describe people of German Germans The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages.... descent. It was first noted in 1574. During World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... , the word became more common. In the northern parts of the Netherlands, the word poep* is used instead. A variation is moffenhoer, used to describe a woman who was sexually or romantically involved with a proponent of National Socialism (see also hoer).
neger	Neger is analogous to nigger Nigger Nigger is a noun in the English language, most notable for its usage in a pejorative context to refer to black people , and also as an informal slang term, among other contexts. It is a common ethnic slur... , negro Negro The word Negro is used in the English-speaking world to refer to a person of black ancestry or appearance, whether of African descent or not... , or the more neutral black person, depending on context Context Context may refer to:* Context , the relevant constraints of the communicative situation that influence language use, language variation, and discourse summary... . It has largely been reappropriated Reappropriation Reappropriation is the cultural process by which a group reclaims—re-appropriates—terms or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group. For example, since the early 1970s, much terminology referring to homosexuality—such as gay, queer, and faggot—has been reappropriated... .
nikker	Nikker is analogous to nigger Nigger Nigger is a noun in the English language, most notable for its usage in a pejorative context to refer to black people , and also as an informal slang term, among other contexts. It is a common ethnic slur... . However, unlike "nigger", it has never been reappropriated Reappropriation Reappropriation is the cultural process by which a group reclaims—re-appropriates—terms or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group. For example, since the early 1970s, much terminology referring to homosexuality—such as gay, queer, and faggot—has been reappropriated... .
pauper	Pauper is a social slur, referring to people of low social standing. Although it is no longer in common use, the word is popular in Leiden student slang as a noun and as an adverb or adjective, and can be used to mean "trashy, gaudy".
rapalje / rapaille	Rapalje / rapaille (originally French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... ) is a pejorative term for lower classes. It is no longer commonly in use, but has recently gained some prominence as the name of the band Rapalje Rapalje Rapalje is a Dutch Celtic folk band which performs Irish, Scottish and Dutch folk music and sings in Dutch as well as in English.- Recordings :The band recorded 8 CD's, of which 3 were later compiled into 1 album, and 1 DVD.* 1998: Into Folk... .
roetmop	Roetmop (literally: "soot mop") is an ethnic slur. It is used to describe black people Black people The term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a... .
spaghettivreter	Spaghettivreter (literally: "spaghetti eater", using the crude word for "eater") is an insulting term used to describe people of Italian Italian people The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people... descent. It can be compared to wop Wop Wop is a pejorative racial slur for people from Italy that originated in the United States but is also used in the UK. There is an urban myth that the term "wop" is an acronym for "without papers" as many of the Italian immigrants did not have identification or visas... .
spleetoog	Spleetoog (literally: "slit eye") is an insulting term used to describe people of East Asian descent.
zandneger	Zandneger (literally: "sand nigger") is an ethnic slur Slur Slur can mean:Pejorative, any term of disparagement.Slur , unclear or abnormal enunciation.*Slur , a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played legato .... , and is used to describe people of Middle East Middle East The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East... ern descent.

Miscellaneous profanity

smeerlap	Smeerlap (literally: "grease rag") can be used to mean "pervert".
sukkel	Sukkel is a relatively mild insult, typically aimed at boys and men. The meaning of this word can be compared to "wimp", "dork", or "schlemiel". It was originally Frysian.
sul	Sul is a relatively mild insult, typically aimed at boys and men. The meaning of this word can be compared to "wimp", "dork", or "schlemiel". Its etymology is unclear.
vreten	Vreten is a rude form of the noun "to eat". It is often used in combination with other words, such as in spaghettivreter.
vuil	Vuil means "filth" or "filthy". It can be used to intensify an insult, for example in the common expression "vuile tyfushoer" ("filthy typhoid whore"). "Stuk vuil" ("piece of filth") is also in use, although it is less common.
wijf	Wijf is a common insult aimed at women. It originally simply meant "woman" (compare English "wife"). It can easily be combined with other curse words, leading to common forms such as kutwijf, kankerwijf and rotwijf.
zooi	Zooi and its diminutive zooitje mean "mess". It can be used to intensify an expletive, for example in the common expressions teringzooi and kankerzooi. The variation rotzooi(tje) (literally: "rotten mess"), however, is fairly neutral and not commonly seen as profanity. Sanders and Tempelaars (1998) additionally note the use of krijg de kankerzooi ("get the cancer-mess").

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