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Norwegian Bokmål
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Etymology
[edit]grill + dress. First part from English grill; second part from English dress.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]grilldress m (definite singular grilldressen, indefinite plural grilldresser, definite plural grilldressene)
- (humorous) a tracksuit used when grilling (or in general as a form of leisurewear)
- Synonyms: joggedrakt, joggedress
- 1998, Kjetil Rolness, Elvis Presley, page 97:
- en uformelig treningsdrakt, syttitallsversjonen av vår tids grilldress
- an informal tracksuit, the seventies version of today's barbecue suit
- 2004, Herman Willis, St. Olav:
- til vanlig gikk han kledd i en rød og hvitstripet grilldress som skjulte femtiåringens alderstillegg
- as usual, he wore a red and white-striped barbecue tracksuit that hid the fifty-year-old's age supplement
- 2001 January 16, Nordlys, page 30:
- når vi treffes på ferie i Sverige er det bare å ta fram grilldressene, vinflaskene og tupperware-boksene. Da er vi i gang
- when we meet on holiday in Sweden, just bring out the barbecue suits, wine bottles and tupperware boxes. Then we're off
References
[edit]- “grilldress” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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