mongool

See also: Mongool

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mongool (Mongol). Influenced by English mongol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔŋˈɣoːl/
  • (non-standard) IPA(key): /mɔˈɣoːl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: mon‧gool
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

mongool m (plural mongolen, diminutive mongooltje n)

  1. (now offensive) A person with Down's syndrome, a mentally retarded person.
    • 1974, Willem Wilmink, Frekie:
      Hij was een imbeciele jongen / Een mongool
      He was an imbecile boy / A mongol
    • 2006, Dimitri Verhulst, De helaasheid der dingen:
      Marieken was de typische mongool, tenminste als jaloezie en oversekst gedrag typisch is voor mongolen.
      Marieken was your average mongol, at least if jealousy and oversexed behaviour are typical of mongols.
  2. (vulgar, offensive) imbecile, retard

Derived terms

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