paarse krokodil
Dutch
Etymology
Literally, "purple crocodile". From a 2005 television commercial by Dutch insurance company OHRA, in which a swimming bath employee refuses to return a lost inflatable purple crocodile to its owners unless they comply with several pointless lost and found regulations, even though their object is sitting right next to him.
Pronunciation
Noun
paarse krokodil m or f (plural paarse krokodillen)