aftroggelen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɑfˌtrɔɣələ(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to unfairly obtain through smooth talking, insisting, pleading etc.; to cadge

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish af (off, from, down-, de-, away) + Dutch, Flemish troggelen (extort)inherited from Middle Dutch truggelen.

Origin

Middle Dutch

truggelen

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