English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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teef

  1. plural of toof

Etymology 2

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Noun

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teef

  1. (MLE, Nigeria) thief

Verb

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teef (third-person singular simple present teefs, present participle teefing, simple past and past participle teefed)

  1. (MLE, MTE, Nigeria) to steal
    • 2013, Nick Barlay, Crumple Zone:
      You s'posed to be my homie an' you teefed my story

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch teef.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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teef (plural tewe)

  1. bitch (female dog)

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch teve, from Old Dutch *tiva, from Proto-West Germanic *tibā, perhaps from the root of Old Norse tík (bitch).[1]

Cognate to Old English tife and probably German Zibbe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /teːf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: teef
  • Rhymes: -eːf

Noun

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teef f (plural teven, diminutive teefje n, masculine reu)

  1. a bitch, a female dog: a female dog or other canine
  2. (vulgar, offensive) a despicable woman; a fucking bitch

Usage notes

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Derived terms

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References

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  • "Teef (wijfjeshond)", in M. Philippa e.a. (2003-2009), Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands, via: Etymologiebank.nl.
  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “teef1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

West Frisian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch teef.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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teef c (plural teven, diminutive teefke)

  1. bitch, female dog

Further reading

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  • teef”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011