hermelijnkoorts

Dutch

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦɛr.məˈlɛi̯nˌkoːrts/
  • Hyphenation: her‧me‧lijn‧koorts

Noun

hermelijnkoorts f (uncountable)

  1. (Netherlands, derogatory) fawning servility towards a monarch
    Synonym: hofdolheid
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