hamsteren
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Pronunciation
Noun
hamsteren
Etymology
1916 or 1917. Borrowed from German hamstern, inspired by the way hamsters use their cheek pouches to keep food for later use. Older dictionaries tend to stress the secrecy or illegality of the act. Equivalent to hamster + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
hamsteren
- (transitive, intransitive) to hoard (e.g. food, supplies), typically for emergencies
- Italianen hamsteren pasta, Nederlanders wiet en Amerikanen machinegeweren.
- Italians hoard pasta, Dutch people [hoard] weed and Americans [hoard] machine guns.
- De winkel is vol hamsterende bejaarden.
- The shop is full of hoarding elderly people.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
hamsteren (third-person singular present hamstert, past participle gehamstert, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to hoard
Conjugation
Noun
hamsteren m
Noun
hamsteren m
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