kinderspullen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kinderspullen (“children's things”), from kind +‎ -er- +‎ spullen.

Noun

kinderspullen pl (plural only)

1. (US, slang, derogatory) Items (such as toys) associated with a child.
   • 2002 April 23, Nina Paley, “Re: Some tart words about women and marriage{longish}”, in alt.support.childfree‎^[1] (Usenet):

     […] wiping up crayon and markers from the walls, handprints, thick mud tracks, picking up kinderspullen, etc.

   • 2002 August 15, Sixkats [username], “Re: Save the Date - KatsCon 2003”, in alt.support.childfree‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Now, I'm not a morning person, but at least it doesn't take me 2 hours or more to get the k!dz rustled out of bed in the morning and all the kinderspullen packed, so I can *make* a 7:30am flight.

   • 2003 March 7, Kari Levstik, “Re: how come you are obsessed with children?”, in alt.support.childfree‎^[3] (Usenet):

     We also don't have to pack a bunch of useless kinderspullen and stinky juices and cereals to keep the kiddies entertained while at daycare.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:kinderspullen.