teef
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teef
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teef
Verb edit
teef (third-person singular simple present teefs, present participle teefing, simple past and past participle teefed)
- (MLE, MTE, Nigeria) to steal
- 2013, Nick Barlay, Crumple Zone:
- You s'posed to be my homie an' you teefed my story
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Noun edit
teef (plural tewe)
- bitch (female dog)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch teve, from Old Dutch *tiva, from Proto-West Germanic *tibā, perhaps from the root of Old Norse tík (“bitch”).[1]
Cognate to Old English tife and probably German Zibbe.
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teef f (plural teven, diminutive teefje n, masculine reu)
- A bitch, a female dog: a female dog or other canine.
- (vulgar, offensive) A despicable woman; a fucking bitch.
Usage notes edit
- Stronger than trut.
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References edit
- "Teef (wijfjeshond)", in M. Philippa e.a. (2003-2009), Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands, via: Etymologiebank.nl.
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “teef1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
West Frisian edit
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teef c (plural teven, diminutive teefke)
Further reading edit
- “teef”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011