welloe

Dutch

Alternative forms

• walou, welou, wellou

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic والو (wālu, “nothing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛlu/, (slang realisation) [ˈwɛlu]
• Hyphenation: wel‧loe

Pronoun

welloe

1. (slang) nothing
   • 2015, “Welloe [Nothing]”, performed by Nesim Najih:

     Welloe, welloe, al die motherfuckers hebben welloe.

     Nothing, nothing, all those motherfuckers have nothing.

   • 2018, M. van Huistee, Doe of sterf [Do or die], →ISBN:

     De vader van Moustafa heeft altijd geld. Mijn vader heeft welloe, helemaal niets.

     Moustafa's father always has money. My father has nothing, nothing at all.

   • 2019, “Sehera”, performed by Ali B and Oualid:

     Ik herinner mij nog dat je skeer was // Welloe op je bank, welloe op je pinpas.

     I still remember when you were broke // Nothing on your bank, nothing on your debit card.

Synonyms

• (standard Dutch) niks, niets

Determiner

welloe

1. (slang) no
   • 2017, “Alles Constant [Everything Constant]”, performed by Jermaine Niffer:

     Welloe pasjes, brieven in de handjes // Jij bent super stiff, jij doet welloe dansjes.

     No cards, notes in the hands // You're super stiff, you don't do no dances.

   • 2019, M. W. Sexton, translated by H. Damsma and N. Miedema, Een zekere vrijheid [A Kind of Freedom]:

     Hier ben ik in 'n paar weken max doorheen, en dan gaat 't 'r heel vervelend uitzien als we de volgende twee maanden welloe shit hebben.

     I'll be done with this in a few weeks, tops, and then it's gonna look very annoying if the next two months we have no shit no more.

   • 2021, “Welloe tijd [No time]”, performed by Skiezo:

     Ik krijg wel dingen voor elkaar nu // Welloe tijd want ik heb haast nu.

     I'm getting things done now // No time cause I gotta haste now.

Synonyms

• (standard Dutch) geen