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x = mild

xx = stronger

xxx = really offensive

Unless otherwise noted these phrases are Dutch. For those impossible to offend, I highly recommend a visit to the Alternative Dictionaries site.

-je - When used as a suffix it turns the word affectionate and diminutive.

alsjeblieft - Please, informal.

alstublieft - Please, formal.

arruso/arrusa - xxx A strong Sicilian insult, particularly to a man. The passive partner in an act of sodomy.

bokkelul - xx An insult: jack ass, scum bag.

broedertje - Brother, an endearment.

dinsdag - Tuesday.

donderdag - Thursday.

droogkloot - x Someone without a sense of humor. Literally a "dry testicle".

eikel - xx Dickhead. Frequently used. Can be friendly or hostile.

Gadverdamme! - xx Dammit! This is the mild version of Godverdomme, used when something annoying happens like stepping in doggy doo or dumping spaghetti in one's lap.

Godverdomme! - xxx God damn it! The strongest curse in Dutch.

Goot & Gott - Both are plays on Derek's accent. Gott = God. God is God in Dutch as well as English. Goot = "good," but in Dutch it means "gutter" or "drain," while goed really means "good." BTW, Gott is God in German.

gratenkut - xxx Slut. Very offensive. Literally, "fish-bone pussy."

groetjes - An informal salutation.

Het spijt me. - I'm sorry.

hoer - xx Whore. Can be made stronger by adding descriptives.

Hulp mij. - Help me.

Insha'allah. - (Arabic) A very common invocation... God willing. May it please God.

klojo - xx Bastard, son-of-a-bitch. Corruption of klootzak, meaning "testicles."

Lief heb jou - Love you.

Liefje - Beloved, dear, sweetheart, an endearment.

lul - xx Penis, cock, prick, moron, idiot, bastard.

maandag - Monday.

moeder - Mother.

muisje - Little mouse... an affectionate nickname.

oetlul - xx Idiot, moron. Stronger, more colorful than lul.

ouwe rukker - x Son-of-a-bitch. Often used affectionately between men.

paardelul - xx Jerk, asshole. Literally means "horse's penis."

Praeceptor quondam, praeceptor futurus - Latin. Precept that was, precept that shall be. A take off on Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur: Hic jacet Arthurus Rex, quondam Rex que futurus. - "Here lies King Arthur, king that once was, king that shall be."

reet - x Ass. Very common.

rothoer - xx Whore. Literally, "rotten whore."

Rot toch op! - xx Fuck off! Shove off! Sod off! The imperative version of oprotten

schajte - Sweetheart, dear, babe, honey.

Scheisse! - x Shit! in German, but the Dutch often borrow it, as they do with the English version.

Schijt! - x Shit! in Dutch. As common in Dutch as in English.

schoft - x Bastard.

stoephoer - xx Slut, whore. Literally, "step whore," or "street hooker."

Verdamme! - Darn it!

verkloten - xx To fuck up. Ik heb verkloot = I've fucked up.

vrijdag - Friday.

woensdag - Wednesday.

zaterdag - Saturday.

zondag - Sunday.

A Brief Autobiography
by Derek Emrys Rayne, Ph.D.
An Alternative Birth Date for Derek Rayne:
16 November 1953

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The San Francisco Legacy Team:
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A Brief History of the Rayne Family of San Francisco
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