Driet

Limburgish

Alternative forms

driet (Veldeke spelling)
Driit (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling)
Dritt (alternative German-based spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dritą, from *drītaną (whence also driete (“to defecate”)). Compare Central Franconian Dress, German Driss, English dirt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdriːt/, (rare) /ˈdriə̯t/
Rhymes: -iːt, -iə̯t

Noun

Driet m (plural Driete) (German-based spelling)

(uncountable) human excrement
(some dialects, uncountable) diarrhea
(vulgar, colloquial, uncountable) nonsense, bullshit
Hä kallt ömmer Driet.
He always talks nonsense.
(vulgar, colloquial, countable) coward, weak person

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