regelnicht

Dutch

Etymology

From regelen (“to regulate, to control”) +‎ nicht (“niece”), from earlier regelneef. First attested in the 1980s.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈreː.ɣəlˌnɪxt/
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  • Hyphenation: re‧gel‧nicht

Noun

regelnicht f (plural regelnichten, diminutive regelnichtje n, masculine regelneef)

  1. petty, rules-obsessed woman, e.g. a woman trying to keep everything under control
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