indianenverhaal
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Indianenverhaal (superseded)
Etymology
Compound of indiaan (“native American, Indian”) + -en- + verhaal (“story”). The fact that during the twentieth century many published stories about Native Americans were pulp fiction may have led to the meaning “urban legend”.
Pronunciation
Noun
indianenverhaal n (plural indianenverhalen)
- A wild, untrue story, an urban myth. [from mid-late 20th c.]
- De ultranationalisten verspreidden het gerucht dat de prinses misbruikt was door de Engelsen, maar dat was maar een indianenverhaal.
- The ultranationalists spread the rumour that the princess has been abused by the English, but that was nothing but an urban legend.
- A story about Amerind people. [from early 20th c.]
- Die jongens zijn gek op indianenverhalen.
- Those boys are mad about stories about Native Americans.