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Etymology

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A univerbation of ouwe +‎ hoer with the denominative suffix -en, thus literally, to old-whore, from similes of the sort “to gossip like an old whore”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɑu̯.əˈɦuː.rə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ou‧we‧hoe‧ren

Verb

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ouwehoeren

  1. (Netherlands, colloquial, slightly vulgar) to banter, to chitchat, to bullshit

Conjugation

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Conjugation of ouwehoeren (weak)
infinitive ouwehoeren
past singular ouwehoerde
past participle geouwehoerd
infinitive ouwehoeren
gerund ouwehoeren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ouwehoer ouwehoerde
2nd person sing. (jij) ouwehoert, ouwehoer2 ouwehoerde
2nd person sing. (u) ouwehoert ouwehoerde
2nd person sing. (gij) ouwehoert ouwehoerde
3rd person singular ouwehoert ouwehoerde
plural ouwehoeren ouwehoerden
subjunctive sing.1 ouwehoere ouwehoerde
subjunctive plur.1 ouwehoeren ouwehoerden
imperative sing. ouwehoer
imperative plur.1 ouwehoert
participles ouwehoerend geouwehoerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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