brugpieper

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of brug +‎ piepen (“to squeak”) +‎ -er. Brug refers to brugklas. First attested in the early 1980s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrʏxˌpi.pər/

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• Hyphenation: brug‧pie‧per

Noun

brugpieper m (plural brugpiepers, diminutive brugpiepertje n)

1. (Netherlands, slang, derogatory) a pupil in the first form or grade of secondary education, usually at the age of twelve or thirteen

   Synonyms: brugger, brugklasser