flikker

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch flikkeren.

Verb

flikker (present flikker, present participle flikkerende, past participle geflikker)

  1. to flash, to flicker

Dutch

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɪ.kər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: flik‧ker
  • Rhymes: -ɪkər

Noun

flikker m (plural flikkers, diminutive flikkertje n)

  1. A mender, fixer, someone who mends or fixes
  2. A jump while clicking the heels
  3. A human body, especially when in the nude
  4. (Netherlands) A bit
    Maakt me geen flikker uit.
    I don’t care a bit.
  5. (slang, contemptuous, derogatory) A homosexual male; a queer.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • opflikkeren (to sod off)
  • in z'n flikker (in the bare)
  • op z'n flikker geven (to give a beating)

Verb

flikker

  1. first-person singular present indicative of flikkeren
  2. imperative of flikkeren
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