Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of oen (sucker, buffoon, boob) +‎ -e- +‎ meloen (melon), a nonsensical intensifying lengthening chosen because of the internal rhyme.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.nə.məˌlun/
  • Hyphenation: oe‧ne‧me‧loen

Noun edit

oenemeloen m or f (plural oenemeloenen)

  1. (derogatory, childish, uncommon, colloquial) A dumb or silly person; an oaf, a doodoohead.