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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Yiddish חכם (khokhem), from Hebrew חָכָם (khakhám).

First attested in the year 1800.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxoː.xəm/
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  • Hyphenation: goo‧chem

Adjective edit

goochem (comparative goochemer, superlative goochemst)

  1. (Netherlands, informal) smart, cunning, streetwise

Inflection edit

Inflection of goochem
uninflected goochem
inflected goocheme
comparative goochemer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial goochem goochemer het goochemst
het goochemste
indefinite m./f. sing. goocheme goochemere goochemste
n. sing. goochem goochemer goochemste
plural goocheme goochemere goochemste
definite goocheme goochemere goochemste
partitive goochems goochemers

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