achterklap
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom achter (“behind”) + klappen (“to talk”), literally “talk behind one's back”.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editachterklap m (uncountable, diminutive achterklapje n)
- (mean-spirited) gossip
- Synonyms: roddel, geroddel, kwaadsprekerij
- De werksfeer was verziekt door al de achterklap onder het personeel.
- The working environment had been fouled by all the gossipping among the employees.