bangbroek
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Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Equivalent to bang (“afraid”) + broek (“pants”), literally “scaredy pants”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Inherited from Dutch or formed in South Africa?”)
Noun
[edit]bangbroek (plural bangbroeke)
- A coward
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bangbroek f (plural bangbroeken, diminutive bangbroekje n)
- Alternative form of bangebroek