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strapats.

prank, caper, antic (strange, excessive or frivolous action)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/straːˈpɑts/
  1. prank, caper, antic (strange, excessive or frivolous action)

    derogatory · feminine · in-plural · no-diminutive
    Men bezag die overzeese politieke strapatsen met de grootste argwaan.
  2. strain, toil, hassle

    feminine · no-diminutive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Strapaze (“strain, hassle”), from Italian strapazzo. The contemporary sense developed in the phrase strapatsen maken, originally “to cause hassle” and then by extension “to behave strangely, act out”.

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