ruigpoot
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of ruig (“rough”) + poot (“paw, leg”). Referring to the hairy back of the hand, which is either in reference to a secret gesture among homosexual men or to a former practice of getting handsy with love interests to verify that they are gay in the days before there were dedicated gay clubs.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editruigpoot m (plural ruigpoten, diminutive ruigpootje n)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “poot2”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press