heerlie de peerlie

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Here, peerlie is a nonce word based on peer (pear) invented to extend the word heerlie into a rhyming phrase.

Adjective

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heerlie de peerlie (used only predicatively, not comparable)

  1. (Netherlands, slang, humorous) Synonym of heerlie (lovely, wonderful)

Usage notes

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  • Associated with the sociolect of young, middle-class and affluent women.
  • Sometimes used as an interjection.

Derived terms

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