Krethi und Plethi

German

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew כרתי ופלתי (kərēṯī u-pəlēṯī, “Cherethites and Pelethites”). Compare Swedish kreti och pleti etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁeːti ʊnt ˈpleːti/

Noun

Krethi und Plethi pl (plural only)

  1. every Tom, Dick and Harry; all kinds of different people
    Synonym: Hinz und Kunz
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