ballenknijper

Dutch

Etymology

From bal (“ball, testicle”) +‎ -en- +‎ knijpen (“to pinch, to squeeze”, agent suffix) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑ.lə(n)ˌknɛi̯.pər/
  • Hyphenation: bal‧len‧knij‧per

Noun

ballenknijper m (plural ballenknijpers, diminutive ballenknijpertje n)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, chiefly Netherlands) briefs (short underpants for males) or a very tight pair of swimming trunks, budgie smugglers
  2. someone who squeezes the testicles of his opponent as a form of unsportsmanlike conduct
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