kaolo

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo kaka-olo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯.loː/
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  • Hyphenation: ka‧o‧lo

Adjective

kaolo (not comparable)

  1. (originally Suriname, slang in the Netherlands, vulgar, offensive) An expletive generally used in attributive position; fucking, shit, damn
    Synonym: mapangpang
    Die kaolo koala's vreten m'n hele boom leeg!Those damn koalas are eating every last leaf from my tree!

Usage notes

  • Extremely vulgar and offensive in Suriname, where casual swearing is rare compared to in the Netherlands.

Declension

Declension of kaolo
uninflected kaolo
inflected kaolo
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial kaolo
indefinite m./f. sing. kaolo
n. sing. kaolo
plural kaolo
definite kaolo
partitive

Sranan Tongo

Noun

kaolo

  1. alternative spelling of kaka-olo