gassie

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === eggassie gasje (hypercorrection) === Etymology === Originally Bargoens, likely from Hebrew מכוסה (mekhusé, “covered”). Sense 2 derives from a reanalysing of gassie as a variant gast (“dude”) in areas where /-t/ is often dropped. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣɑsi/ Hyphenation: gas‧sie === Noun === gassie n (plural gassies, no diminutive) (Bargoens, slang, dated) hat, cap (Netherlands, colloquial) dude, bloke, especially when young and impudent. ==== Derived terms ==== glimmende gassies (“police”) poengassie (“hat used for begging”)