scharrel

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɑ.rəl/

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Deverbal from scharrelen.

scharrel m or f (plural scharrels, diminutive scharreltje n)

1. (informal, action, especially in "aan de scharrel") picking up, seeking a casual sex partner.
2. (informal) fuckmate, fuckbuddy, person with whom one has an irregular, noncommittal, superficial or early-stage love relationship.

• The grammatical gender of this word does not depend on the biological gender of the person referred to.
• Associated with student slang in particular, in which the succession of relationship stages can be defined roughly as scharrel → kwarrel → prela → rela / relatie.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

scharrel

1. inflection of scharrelen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative