moddergevecht

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Dutch

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Etymology

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modder (mud) +‎ gevecht (a fight) (from vechten 'to fight')

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mod‧der‧ge‧vecht

Noun

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moddergevecht n (plural moddergevechten, diminutive moddergevechttje n)

  1. (literally) A mud fight, where opponents wrestle in mud or other dirt
  2. (figuratively) A dirty duel, involving verbal mudslinging