fjomp

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From the dialectal word fump (thick, stiff and awkward person).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fjʊmp/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊmp
  • Hyphenation: fjomp

Noun

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fjomp m (definite singular fjompen, indefinite plural fjomper, definite plural fjompene)

  1. (colloquial, humorous or derogatory) a silly person, jerk; dummy, goof
    Synonyms: dust, tufs, tulling, dott
    • 1975, Rolf Døcker, En deilig søndag, page 9:
      stå alene igjen og føle sig som en fjomp
      stand alone again and feel like a jerk
    • 2008, Jan Kjærstad, Jeg er brødrene Walker:
      her hadde jeg trodd vi hadde et bra samliv … og så drar den fjompen av gårde til en elskerinne hver fjortende dag
      here I had thought we had a good life together… and then that goof goes off to a mistress every fortnight

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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fjomp m (definite singular fjompen, indefinite plural fjompar, definite plural fjompane)

  1. jerk, goof, asshole
  2. a silly or idiotic person
    Din fjomp! You goof!

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