heerlie de peerlie
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Here, peerlie is a nonce word based on peer (“pear”) invented to extend the word heerlie into a rhyming phrase.
Adjective edit
heerlie de peerlie (used only predicatively, not comparable)
- (Netherlands, slang, humorous) Synonym of heerlie (“lovely, wonderful”)
Usage notes edit
- Associated with the sociolect of young, middle-class and affluent women.
- Sometimes used as an interjection.