buitenlui

Dutch

Etymology

From buiten +‎ lui.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbœy̯.tə(n)ˌlœy̯/
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  • Hyphenation: bui‧ten‧lui

Noun

buitenlui pl (plural only)

  1. rural people, rustics (people not living in towns or cities)
    • 2000, AS mediatijdschrift, page 68:
      De ambivalente seks van deze quasi-geslachtsloze Arische buitenlui die in de meest onwaarschijnlijke groepsformaties en -poses worden gefotografeerd, en de hedonistische jouissance van het Berlijnse nachtleven spreken elkaar maar schijnbaar tegen: […]
      The ambivalent sex of these quasi-sexless Aryan rustics photographed in the most unlikely group formations and poses, and the hedonistic jouissance of Berlin nightlife only seemingly contradict each other: […]
  2. outdoors people
  3. (historical) any outsiders, strangers (as seen from the perspective of a town or city)
  4. plural of buitenman
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