klabak
Dutch
editEtymology
editLikely from Yiddish כּלבֿ (kelev, “damn dog, son of a bitch”) + Yiddish ־אַק (-ak).
First attested with its current meaning in 1884.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editklabak m (plural klabakken, diminutive klabakje n)
- (Netherlands, originally Bargoens, derogatory) cop, pig: synonym of politieagent (“police officer”)