dwangbuis
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Etymology
From dwang (“coercion, constraint”) + buis (“a tight type of jacket”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dwangbuis n or f (plural dwangbuizen, diminutive dwangbuisje n)
- straitjacket
- (metonymically) tight, cumbersome constraints
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