Dutch Words in English
- ahoy – "hello"
- aloof – "weather side of ship"
- anchor – "liquid measure"
- bazooka – "trumpet"
- beaker – "mug, cup"
- beleaguer – "besiege"
- bicker – "to slash, stab, attack"
- blare – "to bleat, cry"
- blink – "to glitter"
- blister – "swelling"
- block – "tree trunk"
- blow (hard hit) – "to beat"
- boom – "tree"
- booze – "to drink in excess"
- brackish – "salty" or "worthless"
- brandy – "burnt wine"
- bully – "lover" or "brother"
- bumpkin – "little barrel"
- caboose – "ship's galley"
- coleslaw – "cabbage salad"
- cookie – "biscuit"
- crimp – "to shrink"
- cruise – "cross"
- dapper – "bold, strong, sturdy"
- decoy – "the cage"
- dike – "embankment"
- easel – "donkey"
- filibuster – "pirate"
- frolic – "cheerful"
- geek – "fool"
- golf – "bat, club"
- hooky – "corner"
- iceberg – "ice mountain"
- kink – "twist in rope"
- knapsack – "bag of snacks"
- loafer – "walker"
- maelstrom – "grinding current"
- mannequin – "little man"
- measles – "blemish"
- poppycock – "soft dung"
- quack – "someone who daubs ointments"
- roster – "schedule"
- scone – "clean"
- slim – "bad, crooked"
- snack – "to long"
- snoop – "to eat something sweet"
- stove – "heated room"
- trigger – "to pull"
- yacht – "hunting ship"