mop

Definitions of mop
  1. noun
    a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
    synonyms: bak, gag, gebbetje, geestigheid, grap, grapje, joke, koddigheid, plaisanterie, witz
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    dijenkletser, geschater, wow
    a joke that seems extremely funny
    sick joke, sick-joke
    a joke in bad taste
    type of:
    esprit, geestigheid, humor
    a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
  2. noun
    a small replica of a person; used as a toy
    synonyms: figuurtje, pop, poppetje
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    types:
    lappenpop
    a cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted
    soldaatje
    a doll that resembles a soldier
  3. noun
    restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
    synonyms: muilband, muilkorf, vuurmond
  4. noun
    a youthful female person
    synonyms: chick, deern, deerne, dochter, dochterlief, griet, meid, meisje, meiske, moppie, natel, niese, troel
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    antonyms:
    boy, goof, gozer, joch, jong, jongen, jongetje, knaap, knul
    a youthful male person
    types:
    schoolmeisje
    a girl attending school
    padvinder, scout, verkenner
    a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
    padvinder, scout, verkenner
    a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts
    type of:
    Mevr., dame, gleuf, gleufdier, juffrouw, mens, mevrouw, mokkel, mw., tante, vrouw, vrouwmens, vrouwspersoon, wijf, wijfie, zij
    a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
  5. noun
    a young woman
    synonyms: chick, deern, deerne, dochter, dochterlief, griet, jongedame, jongejuffrouw, juf, meid, meisje, meiske, misslag, moppie, natel, niese, troel
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    feministe, jonkie, zus, zusje, zuster
    (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
    beauty, schone, schoonheid
    a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
    kippetje, poes, pop, poppetje, stoeipoes
    informal terms for a (young) woman
    hulpje, maagd
    an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
    peri
    a beautiful and graceful girl
    rozeknop, rozenknop
    (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl
    robbedoes, wilde, wildebras
    a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
    jongedame, jongejuffrouw, juf
    a young unmarried woman
    type of:
    Mevr., dame, gleuf, gleufdier, juffrouw, mens, mevrouw, mokkel, mw., tante, vrouw, vrouwmens, vrouwspersoon, wijf, wijfie
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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