dodraug
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Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From do (“toilet”) + draug (a corporeal undead from Norse mythology). The word is a neologism and not part of traditional myths, having its origin from an audio comedy sketch of the 1970s. The ploy of the sketch was a simile of a radio children's tale being twisted into a horror story with the assumed result of making little children terrified of sitting down on the toilet.
Noun
[edit]dodraug m (definite singular dodraugen, indefinite plural dodrauger, definite plural dodraugene)
- (neologism) A fictional, slimy, malevolent creature that lives hidden inside the water closet, and according to the original tale may extend his hand to pull children down into the toilet.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From do (“toilet”) + draug (a corporeal undead from Norse mythology). Further explanation above.
Noun
[edit]dodraug m (definite singular dodraugen, indefinite plural dodraugar, definite plural dodraugane)
- (neologism) A slimy, malevolent creature that lives hidden inside the water closet, and according to the original tale may extend his hand to pull children down into the toilet.