lul 🔊

Usage examples

• Hou je lul in je broek.
  Keep your dick in your pants.
• Wat een lul ben jij.
  What a dick you are.
• Hij denkt met zijn lul.
  He thinks with his dick.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch "lulle," meaning a hollow tube or pipe, with likely connections to similar Germanic words denoting a cylinder or conduit. The anatomical slang sense developed by at least the 17th century in Dutch, following the common metaphorical pattern of pipe/tube words becoming penis slang across Germanic languages. The term is closely related to Flemish and Afrikaans equivalents.

Cultural notes

"Lul" is the most common and versatile Dutch vulgarism for the penis, used across the Netherlands and Belgium with roughly equal frequency. Beyond the anatomical meaning it functions as a stand-alone insult equivalent to English "dick" or "prick" — calling someone a "lul" implies they are stupid or contemptible. It appears freely in everyday speech among friends and is omnipresent in Dutch comedy, rap lyrics, and online slang.

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