klooi

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kloːi̯/

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• Hyphenation: klooi
• Rhymes: -oːi̯

Etymology 1

Lenited form of kloot (“bollock”). The verb klooien may be (un)related.

Noun

klooi m (plural klooien, diminutive klooitje n)

1. a dork, jerk, nobody
2. a bumbler, loser

Synonyms

• (dork) sul m, clown m, nul(liteit), oelewapper m, oen n, onnozelaar m
• (bumbler) knoeier m, stuntel m, stuntelaar m, mislukkeling m

Derived terms

• klojo
• klooiig

Related terms

• geklooi n
• kloten

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

klooi

1. inflection of klooien:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative