kapsones

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish גאַותנות (gavsones, “arrogance”), from Hebrew גאוותנות / גַּאַוְתָנוּת (ga'av'tanút, “arrogance”).

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Noun

kapsones pl (plural only)

1. (informal) pretensions

   kapsones hebben

   to be presumptuous, pretentious