kwakdenken

Dutch

Etymology

Coined by Karin Spaink in 1992. Blend of kwakzalverij (“quackery”) +‎ denken (“thought, thinking”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʋɑkˌdɛŋ.kə(n)/
• Hyphenation: kwak‧den‧ken

Noun

kwakdenken n (uncountable)

1. (derogatory) type of pseudomedicine that uncritically alleges psychosomatic causes and blames the patient for diseases