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hermelijnkoorts.

fawning servility towards a monarch

15 characters4 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɦɛr.məˈlɛi̯nˌkoːrts/
  1. fawning servility towards a monarch

    Netherlands · derogatory · feminine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Compound of hermelijn (“stoat, ermine”) + koorts (“fever”), referring to the ermine that royals often wore in the past. Reportedly coined by Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, according to Thijs Booy.

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