apenrots

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈaːpənˌrɔts/

noun
Definitions
  • a rock on which monkeys live
  • (figurative) a hierarchical world in which similar individuals live or work and which can appear silly from the perspective of an outsider, like the corporate world or the political world

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish aap (monkey, ape, simian) + Dutch, Flemish rots (rock).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

rots

Gloss

rock

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

岩, 巌

Emoji
👨‍🎤 👩‍🎤 🤘 🥌 🧑‍🎤

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