nozem

See also: nożem, and nožem

Dutch

Etymology

About 1920, from the Bargoens cant. Probably borrowed from Yiddish. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoː.zəm/

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• Hyphenation: no‧zem

Noun

nozem m (plural nozems, diminutive nozempje n)

1. someone who belonged to a 1950s Dutch youth culture revolving around (light) motorcycles, similar to a greaser, raggare or Teddy boy

   Hyponyms: artistiekeling, (Amsterdam) dijker, (Amsterdam) pleiner

2. rowdy, especially one with long hair, beard and tattoos like an archetypical Hells Angel