hermelijnkoorts
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
hermelijnkoorts f (uncountable)
- (Netherlands, derogatory) fawning servility towards a monarch
- Synonym: hofdolheid