"calimerocomplex" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /kaː.liˈmeː.roː.kɔmˌplɛks/ Audio: Nl-calimerocomplex.ogg Forms: calimerocomplexen [plural], calimerocomplexje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Compound of Calimero + complex; refers to the animated television series Calimero about a small chicken that frequently complains about being treated unfairly. Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|Calimero|complex}} Calimero + complex Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} calimerocomplex n (plural calimerocomplexen, diminutive calimerocomplexje n)
  1. the feeling that one is being treated unfairly because one is smaller or has less power than others Wikipedia link: Calimero Tags: neuter
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