Jafje's definitions

Refugee

A person who has to leave their home because of war or prosecution and tries to find shelter in another country.

That refugee ran from the war in his country.

by Jafje May 25, 2007

Rampant

1. Occurring unchecked: Happening in an unrestrained manner, usually so as to be regarded as a menace
rampant inflation.

2. Botany growing wildly: Growing strongly and to a very large size, or spreading uncontrollably.

3. Fierce: Exhibiting ferocious behavior or fierceness of spirit.

4. Heraldry on hind legs: Describes a heraldic beast depicted rearing up, in profile, and with its forelegs raised, the right one above the left.

5. Construction with unequal supports: Having a support or an abutment that is higher on one side than the other.

1. A rampant action.
2. A rampant plant.
3. A rampant person.

by Jafje April 15, 2007

Limburgs

Limburgs: dialect simmular to Dutch spoken in the Dutch province of Limburg.

"Ik spreek Limburgs."
I speak the Limburgs dialect.

by Jafje May 19, 2007

Friesland

Province in the Northern part of The Netherlands. Known for its many polders, rivers, lakes... Lots of water there. Also a province where many farmers still ware "klompen" (= wooden shoes).

They speak "Fryske" (= Friesch) in Friesland.

They also speak Dutch in Friesland.

by Jafje May 20, 2007

Laden

From the Dutch language;

*In Dutch: Laden (infinitive), (past tense, plural) (be/ge)laden.
*In English: To load (inf.), (past tense)loaded.

In English it's an adjective meaning;

1. Heavily loaded.

2. Oppressed by something: weighed down by a problem or an unpleasant feeling such as doubt or unhappiness.

1. Fruit-laden boughs.
2. Laden with guilt.

by Jafje September 9, 2007

Trowel

1. A small hand tool with a short handle and a flat, usually pointed blade used for spreading, shaping, and smoothing plaster, cement, mortar or dirt.

2. A gardner's hand tool with a short handle and a curved tapering blade, used for making holes to put plants and seedlings in and for other light digging work.

So in fact it's just a small spade-ish tool.

1. Builders use trowels to flatten cement.
2. A gardner uses a trowel to dig SMALL holes.

by Jafje April 15, 2007

Ylympics

Word used for Yeti-sports Olympics. Involves a series of games that are part of the Yeti-sport online games.

The Ylympics is the tournament.

by Jafje September 12, 2007