stuiversroman

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of stuiver (5-cent coin) +‎ -s- +‎ roman (novel).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈstœy̯.vərs.roːˌmɑn/
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  • Hyphenation: stui‧vers‧ro‧man

Noun[edit]

stuiversroman m (plural stuiversromans, diminutive stuiversromannetje n)

  1. A pulp novel, a cheap novel of inferior fiction, originally sold for five cents.
    De groot literator verwezenlijkte na zijn pensioen zijn jongensdroom om broodschrijver van stuiversromannetjes te worden.
    After his retirement the great litterateur realised his childhood dream of becoming a hack writer of short pulp novels.