eigenpijperij

Dutch

Etymology

From eigen (“own”) +‎ pijpen (“to fellate, blow”) +‎ -erij (“-ery”); thus, literally, “self-suckery”.

Noun

eigenpijperij f (uncountable)

  1. (somewhat vulgar) something (particularly behavior or writing) that is conceited, self-important, pompous, pretentious and/or self-congratulatory
    De columns van deze krant zijn grotendeels ongeïnspireerde eigenpijperij. ― The columns of this newspaper are mostly uninspired conceited garbage.
    Het sociologisch tijdschrift bevatte veel obscurantistische eigenpijperij. ― The sociological journal contained a lot of obscurantist pretentious bosh.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.