teutelokke

Zealandic

Etymology

From teut 'mouth' (slightly vulgar) and lokke, a now disused word for to suck, related to lekke 'to lick'.

Pronunciation

[ˈtøˑtəˌlʌkə]

Verb

teutelokke

1. to start eating from both sides of an item of food (traditionally a piece of taaitaai) until the partners meet in the middle and kiss
2. (by extension) to make out in public

Alternative forms

• totelokke Walcheren
• teutelokken eastern Zuid-Beveland, Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen
• teutebekken Retranchement

Further reading

• Dr. Ha.C.M. Ghijsen (red.), Woordenboek der Zeeuwse Dialecten. Van Velzen, Krabbendijke, 1964, ¹⁰1998: page 975
• Dr. Frans Debrabandere (red.), Zeeuws etymologisch woordenboek. De herkomst van de Zeeuwse woorden. Uitgeverij Atlas, Amsterdam/Antwerpen, 2007: page 339-40