boemelen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈbumələ(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to go out at bars and cafés
- (intransitive) to get drunk, typically in a boisterous or lavish fashion
- (intransitive) to scrounge, to leech
- (intransitive) to commute by train, especially when drunk
- (intransitive) to travel slowly and stop frequently, of trains and less often of buses
Etymology
Borrowed from German bummeln (dawdle, ramble).
Origin
German (Berlin)
bummeln
Gloss
dawdle, ramble
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bummelbahn German
- bummeln German
- boemeltrein Dutch, Flemish
- trein Dutch, Flemish
- bumelować Polish