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zwartepiet

zwartepiet

See also: Zwarte Piet

Dutch

Noun

zwartepiet m (plural zwartepieten, diminutive zwartepietje n)

  1. (card games) old maid
  2. (card games) the undesirable card in the card game old maid
  3. (figuratively) blame

Usage notes

Not to be confused with Zwarte Piet (folklore figure in the Low Countries).

Derived terms

  • zwartepieten