plee
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Originally part of a more elevated register, but shifted to colloquial or even vulgar usage when wc came into use. Said to derive from French plaît-il.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
plee m (plural plees, diminutive pleetje n)
Usage notes edit
May be considered inappropriate in formal settings. The word was however considered polite until the early twentieth century.
Derived terms edit
Friulian edit
Etymology edit
From pleâ. Compare Italian piega.
Noun edit
plee f
Related terms edit
Middle English edit
Noun edit
plee
- Alternative form of ple