oorvijg

Dutch

Alternative forms

• oorveeg
• oorvaag, oorvage

Etymology

From oor (“ear”) +‎ vijg (“fig”); it is unclear whether oorvaag etc. developed independently, from oor + the root of vegen/vagen 'to wipe', or are popular etymology from the older oorvijg, which has Germanic cognates, including German Ohrfeige, and similar vegetal-manual semantics such as vuistlook (“fist garlic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːr.vɛi̯x/

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• Hyphenation: oor‧vijg

Noun

oorvijg f (plural oorvijgen, diminutive oorvijgje n)

1. A box, cuff on the ear, a painful smack on the side of the face with a flat hand.

Synonyms

• draai om de oren
• muilpeer
• vijfvingerkruid n

Derived terms

• oorvegen (verb)

Related terms

• oorverdovend
• paardenvijg