van jewelste
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== Dutch ==
=== Alternative forms ===
van je welste, vanjewelste (less common)
=== Etymology ===
The element jewelste is not encountered outside this phrase and represents a univerbation of je (“your”) + welste (“best”) (the non-univerbated equivalent van je welste is less common). The whole phrase can thus be translated, roughly, as "of your best".
=== Adjective ===
van jewelste (not comparable)
(idiomatic, only used postnominally) huge, a hell of a
Synonym: van heb ik jou daar
Jarenlange corruptie in de lokale politiek mondde uit in een schandaal van jewelste. ― Yearslong corruption in local politics resulted in a huge scandal.