røkkel

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Cognate with rukkel, related with rugge, rugle.

Noun

røkkel f (definite singular røkla, uncountable)

1. group of many people; rest of the people

   alene mot røkla

   alone against the rest

   hele røkla

   all the rest

Usage notes

Typically used in colloquial or slang talk among adolescents when detailing the distribution of two teams in a game where the dominating party declares that he is taking on all the rest alone or with a small group of presumably superior companions.

Synonyms

• hopen

See also

• røkl (Bokmål)

References

• “røkkel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.