slangenmens

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === slangenmensch (obsolete) === Etymology === Compound of slang (“snake”) +‎ -en- (interfix) +‎ mens (“human”). First used in 1880 as the artist name of one Charles Michel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈslɑ.ŋə(n)ˌmɛns/ Hyphenation: slan‧gen‧mens === Noun === slangenmens m or n (plural slangenmensen, diminutive slangenmensje n) contortionist (acrobat whose body can be contorted into unusual postures) 1880 December 2, "1 eenige buitengewone voorstelling" (advertisement), Vlissingse Courant, page 4.