labbekak
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of labben (“to chat, to babble, to gossip (imitative)”) + -e- + kak. The meaning of the second word is somewhat uncertain, it could mean “shit, crap” or it could be a variant of kaak (“jaw”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]labbekak m (plural labbekakken, diminutive labbekakje n)
- (derogatory) a weak, faint-hearted, effete or cowardly man
- (derogatory, dated, now dialectal) a gossip, a chatterbox