flemish account
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
A tangled and unsatisfactory account or reckoning.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
A losing, or bad account.
Era: ca. 1811 (Georgian)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811 edition, public domain; Project Gutenberg #5402, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Sense 3
—Old. Still used by sailors for a tangled and unsatisfactory account or reckoning.
Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “flemish account” mean?
A tangled and unsatisfactory account or reckoning.
Is “flemish account” formal or informal?
flemish account is generally slang.