No. 3,144 in Dutch
eikels
Acorns; slang: idiots.
In a sentence
De eikenboom in de tuin heeft dit jaar veel eikels geproduceerd.
The oak tree in the garden has produced many acorns this year.
Here, 'eikels' refers to the fruit of the oak tree: acorns.
Hij zei dat zijn collega's zich als eikels gedroegen tijdens de vergadering.
He said that his colleagues behaved like jerks during the meeting.
In this sentence, 'eikels' is used colloquially to mean 'jerks' or 'annoying people.'
Toen we door het bos liepen, trapte ik per ongeluk op een paar eikels.
While walking through the forest, I accidentally stepped on a few acorns.
'Eikels' in this example again refers to acorns, found on the forest floor.
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