nurks
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[edit]Noun
[edit]nurks
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Early modern Dutch nurk (“grouch”) + -s (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]nurks (comparative nurkser, superlative meest nurks or nurkst)
Noun
[edit]nurks m (plural nurksen, diminutive nurksje n)
- grouch, curmudgeon
- 1841, Johannes Kneppelhout as "Klikspaan", 'Studenten-Typen', in De Gids, page 513.:
- Maar Jaapie blijft stom. Jaapie is nurks, en als Jaapie eens nurks is, dan blijft Jaapie nurks.
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- 1841, Johannes Kneppelhout as "Klikspaan", 'Studenten-Typen', in De Gids, page 513.: