vullis

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From dialectal Dutch vullis, contraction of vuilnis, from Middle Dutch vuulnesse, from vuul (rotten) + -nesse, -nisse (-ness), whence Afrikaans vuil and -nis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfœləs/, /ˈfələs/

Noun

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vullis (uncountable)

  1. rubbish; filth

Derived terms

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvʏ.ləs/
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  • Hyphenation: vul‧lis

Noun

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vullis n (uncountable)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of vuilnis
  2. (dialectal, colloquial) scum, trash, riffraff