oplawaai
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editCompound og op (“on”) + lawaai (“noise”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editoplawaai m (plural oplawaaien, diminutive oplawaaitje n)
- a sounding blow, punch, whack, as with a fist
- (figuratively) a hard hit, bad blow, inadversity such as a setback