jaap

/ jɑːp /

noun

1. offensive.
   a simpleton or country bumpkin

Word History and Origins

Origin of jaap¹

from Afrikaans

Example Sentences

"They prey on the indigenous species, not just birds but also mammals, reptiles - and so their impact on biodiversity is devastating," Jaap Gijsbertsen, a Dutch bird expert, who is visiting Kenya's Watamu area, told the BBC.

From BBC

“Jaap tuned the hall,” Philharmonic president Gary Ginstling said.

From Seattle Times

“This hall, which is part of transforming the Philharmonic for years to come, is always going to be associated with Jaap’s tenure as music director.”

From Seattle Times

When the conductor Jaap van Zweden was hired for his short-lived tenure as the music director of the New York Philharmonic, he was seen as someone who could bring some punch to heavyweight symphonies by Beethoven and Mahler.

From New York Times

On a balmy spring morning, after a breakfast of coffee and plain yogurt at a luxury Manhattan hotel, Jaap van Zweden grabbed his bag of conducting batons and scores by Mozart and Gubaidulina and set out for Lincoln Center through the wilds of Central Park.

From New York Times