smiecht

Dutch

Etymology

Possibly related to dialectal smuigen (“to act insidiously”), from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /smixt/
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Hyphenation: smiecht
Rhymes: -ixt

Noun

smiecht m (plural smiechten, diminutive smiechtje n)

(derogatory, somewhat dated, now chiefly humorous) a rat, sneak, bastard

Derived terms

smiechterig