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achterbaks — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • disingenuous adj Not honourable; unworthy of honour.
  • slimy adj Covered in or resembling slime.
  • underhand adjective Dishonest or sneaky, done secretly.

Senses

achterbaks is used for these senses in English:

  • disingenuous Not honourable; unworthy of honour.
  • slimy (slang, figuratively) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.
  • underhand (by extension) Dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner.

disingenuous — full definition

  1. adj Not honourable; unworthy of honour.
  2. adj Not ingenuous; not frank or open.
  3. adj Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception.

slimy — full definition

  1. adj Covered in or resembling slime.
  2. adj (informal) Dishonest and falsely friendly; untrustworthy.

Related Dutch words