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reet.

a ripped-up spot, tear; cleft, crack, crevice

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/reːt/
  1. a ripped-up spot, tear; cleft, crack, crevice

    feminine
    De kat krabde reten in het behang.
  2. the butt crack, arse, anus

    feminine · vulgar
  3. the butt, behind

    broadly · feminine · vulgar
  4. (in geen reet nothing at all) nothing

    broadly · feminine · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch rete. Equivalent to a deverbal from rijten (“to rip (up)”).

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