balen.
to be annoyed, frustrated or fed up
Meaning & usage
to be annoyed, frustrated or fed up
Niemand vond het erg dat de kelner de verkeerde aanspreektitel gebruikte, maar hij baalt wel van de vergissing.
Dat de brug nu al weken kapot is, is balen.
to be bored; to be mildly annoyed through having nothing to do
Hij baalde thuis dus hij ging buiten de stad om te gaan zwemmen.
Where this word comes from
From baal (“bale”) + -en or rather balen (“bales”), used in ironic expressions with tabak (“tobacco; something excellent”) to express frustration or annoyance; compare tabak hebben van. The reanalysis as a verb probably developed from phrases like het is balen (“it is frustrating”).
too bad, that sucks
Where this word comes from
Gerund of the verb balen.
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