frik
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Origin unclear. Possibly from the root of wrikken (“to pry”), or maybe from a dialectal Bargoens flick, from flikker.
Words that begin with fr are often expressive, such as friemelen, frou-frou, etc.[1]
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Noun edit
frik m or f (plural frikken, diminutive frikje n)
- (Netherlands, derogatory) a narrow-minded and prejudiced schoolteacher
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References edit
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “frik1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute