boerenbedrog
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]19th century, though it also appears as the name of a play from the 18th century. Compound of boer + -en- + bedrog.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]boerenbedrog n (uncountable)
- crude deceit, sham, fraud (suggesting that the fraud is blatant and unsophisticated)
- Synonym: boerenbedriegerij