boerenbedrog
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
edit19th century, though it also appears as the name of a play from the 18th century. Compound of boer + -en- + bedrog.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editboerenbedrog n (uncountable)
- crude deceit, sham, fraud (suggesting that the fraud is blatant and unsophisticated)
- Synonym: boerenbedriegerij