takkewijf
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an altered variant of attaque (“attack”) + wijf (“woman, bint”); analyzable as takke- + wijf. Unrelated to tak (“branch, twig”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
takkewijf n (plural takkewijven)
- (derogatory) A bitch, a belligerent, annoying or rude woman.
- Synonym: graftak
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “takke”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute