blauwtje
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Etymology[edit]
The sense rejection refers to a blauwe plek (“bruise”, literally “blue spot”); the butterfly subfamily refers to the blue color of these species' wings (although some butterfly species with this name do not have blue wings, such as the bruin blauwtje).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
blauwtje n (plural blauwtjes)
- Diminutive of blauw
- A rejection, in particular a romantic rejection
- een blauwtje lopen ― to be rejected
- A blue, a butterfly of the lycaenid subfamily Polyommatinae