goochem

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חכם (khokhem), from Hebrew חָכָם (khakhám).

First attested in the year 1800.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxoː.xəm/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: goo‧chem

Adjective

goochem (comparative goochemer, superlative goochemst)

1. (Netherlands, informal) smart, cunning, streetwise

Inflection

Declension of goochem
uninflected	goochem
inflected	goocheme
comparative	goochemer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		goochem	goochemer	het goochemst het goochemste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	goocheme	goochemere	goochemste
	n. sing.	goochem	goochemer	goochemste
	plural	goocheme	goochemere	goochemste
definite		goocheme	goochemere	goochemste
partitive		goochems	goochemers	—

Derived terms

• bijgoochem
• goochemerd