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nozem.

someone who belonged to a 1950s Dutch youth culture revolving around (light) motorcycles, similar to a greaser, raggare or Teddy boy

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnoː.zəm/
  1. someone who belonged to a 1950s Dutch youth culture revolving around (light) motorcycles, similar to a greaser, raggare or Teddy boy

    masculine
  2. rowdy, especially one with long hair, beard and tattoos like an archetypical Hells Angel

    masculine
Where this word comes from

About 1920, from the Bargoens cant, probably from Dutch penoze. In turn again from borrowed from Yiddish פּרנסה (parnose, “life, livelihood”).

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