van likmevestje

Dutch

Alternative forms

• van likmevesje (dated, colloquial)
• van likmevessie (Hollandic, colloquial)

Etymology

Literally interpretable as “of lick-my-vest”, but the element vestje is generally considered to derive from French fesse (“buttock, butt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑn ˈlɪk.məˈvɛs.(t)jə/

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• Hyphenation: van lik‧me‧vest‧je

Prepositional phrase

van likmevestje

1. Of low quality or competence; worthless, good-for-nothing.

   Met zo'n kerel van likmevestje ga ik niet naar de stad, hoor.

   I'm not going into town with such a good-for-nothing bloke, I swear.