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oen

Pronunciation: /un/

“oen” is a Dutch word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a nincompoop, moron, dumb person
  2. a castrated donkey

Etymology

Uncertain, popular in soldiers' slang. Possibly of native Germanic origin, possibly related to loen, okkeloen, or oekeloen and/or to the Frisian given name Oene.

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