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

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