klucht
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From Middle Dutch cluft, clucht, from Old Dutch *kluft, from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz (whence also German Kluft, English cleft). The word is related to klieven (“to cleave”), and the Middle Dutch meaning was at first "separation, department", later also "neighbourhood of a town". The sense shifted to its modern meaning only in early modern Dutch times, starting with "nonsense, prattle" and then "joke, humorous story".
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Noun
klucht f or m (plural kluchten, diminutive kluchtje n)
- (dated) kind of theater play, farce
- (esp. Brabantian, figuratively) chaotic, loud and/or ridiculous situation
- "Was me dat daar een klucht zeg, 'k ben 't maar vlug afgetrapt!"
- 'Twas such a mess over there, I left as soon as I could!
- "Da's geen bedrijf, maar een klucht!"
- That company is sooo mismanaged, hilarious!
West Flemish
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From Middle Dutch cluft, clucht, from Old Dutch *kluft, from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz.
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