Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of brug +‎ piepen (to squeak) +‎ -er. Brug refers to brugklas. First attested in the early 1980s.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrʏxˌpi.pər/
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  • Hyphenation: brug‧pie‧per

Noun edit

brugpieper m (plural brugpiepers, diminutive brugpiepertje n)

  1. (Netherlands, slang, derogatory) a pupil in the first form or grade of secondary education, usually at the age of twelve or thirteen
    Synonyms: brugger, brugklasser