hemdsmouwen

Dutch

Etymology

From hemd (“shirt”) +‎ mouwen (“sleeves”). Plural of hemdsmouw.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: hemds‧mou‧wen

Noun

hemdsmouwen pl (plural only)

1. in the fixed expression in hemdsmouwen

   in hemdsmouwen

   having removed one's jacket (because it's hot, or there's real work to do)