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