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regelnicht.

petty, rules-obsessed woman, e.g. a woman trying to keep everything under control

10 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈreː.ɣəlˌnɪxt/
  1. petty, rules-obsessed woman, e.g. a woman trying to keep everything under control

    feminine
    Ze staat bekend als een echte regelnicht, altijd bezig om alles onder controle te houden en de regels nauwgezet te volgen.
    Als de enige vrouwelijke manager in het team wordt ze soms een regelnichtje genoemd, maar ze is gewoon heel gedreven in haar werk.
Where this word comes from

From regelen (“to regulate, to control”) + nicht (“niece”), from earlier regelneef. First attested in the 1980s.

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