Pronunciation: /ɔp ʔn kiːviːf/ 🔊︎
phrase
Syllabication: op’n Kie·wief
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Low Saxon:
vörsichtig un instellt op wat
English:
on the qui vive
Dutch:
op zijn qui-vive
German:
auf dem Quivive
Examples:
Korl wüss, dat Harm wat vörharr un he weer op’n Kiewief.

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: op + ’n + Kiewief
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