lintjesregen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Compound of lintje (“medal, decoration”) + -s- + regen (“rain”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lintjesregen m (plural lintjesregens)
- (Netherlands, chiefly uncountable) The annual large-scale bestowal of royal decorations and inductions into knightly orders on the day before King's Day and formerly before Queen's Day.