heerlie de peerlie

Dutch

Etymology

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

Adjective

heerlie de peerlie (used only predicatively, not comparable)

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• HDP