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