fjomp
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the dialectal word fump (“thick, stiff and awkward person”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fjomp m (definite singular fjompen, indefinite plural fjomper, definite plural fjompene)
- (colloquial, humorous or derogatory) a silly person, jerk; dummy, goof
- 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
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
fjomp m (definite singular fjompen, indefinite plural fjompar, definite plural fjompane)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “fjomp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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