droogstoppel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Batavus Droogstoppel, a fictional narrow-minded character without imagination in Multatuli's novel Max Havelaar; probably after the phrase droge stoppel (“dry haulm”) in Job 13, 25.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdroːxˌstɔ.pəl/
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Hyphenation: droog‧stop‧pel

Noun edit

droogstoppel m (plural droogstoppels)

A boring, unimaginative person, usually a man.