breinbaas
Dutch
editEtymology
editCoined by Marten Toonder. Compound of brein (“brain, mastermind”) + baas (“boss”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbreinbaas m (plural breinbazen, diminutive breinbaasje n)
- cunning mastermind, sly weasel, brainy person
- 2017 September 4, Erik Voermans, “Walter Becker (1950-2017): Breinbaas achter Steely Dan”, in Het Parool:
- Becker en Fagen ontpopten zich als de breinbazen van de groep, die Steely Dan ging heten, […]
- Becker and Fagen gradually grew to be the clever masterminds of the group, that came to be called Steely Dan, […]