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Where does “foppen” come from?

foppen (German) comes from Middle Dutch focken — to breed; to fuck; to tease.

foppen (German): to put on, to tease, to hoax

Definitions

  1. to put on, to tease, to hoax

Ancestry of “foppen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchfockento breed; to fuck; to tease

Words derived from “foppen”

  • foppen
  • fopspeen
  • fopletter
Every word from Middle Dutch focken →