domkop
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Afrikaans domkop.
Noun[edit]
domkop (plural domkops)
- (South Africa) dummkopf; idiot; dunce
- 2008, William Higham, Nakada's Touch, page 316:
- Sies, man,' a voice said. 'You're a domkop. How you gonna see 'em?
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
domkop (plural domkoppe)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Bahuvrihi compound of dom (“dumb”) + kop (“head”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
domkop m (plural domkoppen, diminutive domkopje n)
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