blauwtje
Dutch
editEtymology
editThe sense rejection refers to a blauwe plek (“bruise”, literally “blue spot”); the butterfly subfamily refers to the blue color of these species' wings (although some butterfly species with this name do not have blue wings, such as the bruin blauwtje).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editblauwtje n (plural blauwtjes)
- diminutive of blauw
Noun
editblauwtje n (plural blauwtjes)
- a rejection, in particular a romantic rejection
- een blauwtje lopen ― to be rejected
- a blue, a butterfly of the lycaenid subfamily Polyommatinae