flikker

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch flikkeren.

Verb

flikker (present flikker, present participle flikkerende, past participle geflikker)

1. to flash, to flicker

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Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɪ.kər/

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• Hyphenation: flik‧ker
• Rhymes: -ɪkər

Noun

flikker m (plural flikkers, diminutive flikkertje n)

1. A mender, fixer, someone who mends or fixes
2. A jump while clicking the heels
3. A human body, especially when in the nude
4. (Netherlands) A bit

   Maakt me geen flikker uit.

   I don’t care a bit.

5. (slang, contemptuous, derogatory) A homosexual male; a queer.

Synonyms

• (mender): fikser m, reparateur
• (human body): lijf n…
• (bit): moer, zier
• (homosexual): homo, jeanet

Derived terms

• opflikkeren (to sod off)
• in z'n flikker (in the bare)
• op z'n flikker geven (to give a beating)

Verb

flikker

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of flikkeren
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of flikkeren