droogstoppel
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Batavus Droogstoppel, a fictional narrow-minded character without imagination in Multatuli's novel Max Havelaar; probably after the phrase droge stoppel (“dry haulm”) in Job 13, 25.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]droogstoppel m (plural droogstoppels)
- A boring, unimaginative person, usually a man.