äppelknyckarbyxa

Swedish edit

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golfbyxor

Alternative forms edit

äppleknyckarbyxa (less common)

Etymology edit

From äpple (“apple”) +‎ knycka (“to steal, to nick”) +‎ byxa (“trouser[s]”), slang from the 1930s,^[1] assuming that such trousers were useful when stealing apples because they were baggy, tied to the leg under the knee, and could be filled with stolen apples. But perhaps the word is just a play on English knickerbockers.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɛpɛlknʏkarˌbʏksa/
Hyphenation (plural): äppel‧knyck‧ar‧byx‧or

Noun edit

äppelknyckarbyxa c (countable, chiefly in the plural)

(slang) knickerbockers, baggy knee pants
Synonyms: golfbyxa, knäbyxa

Declension edit

Declension of äppelknyckarbyxa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	äppelknyckarbyxa	äppelknyckarbyxan	äppelknyckarbyxor	äppelknyckarbyxorna
Genitive	äppelknyckarbyxas	äppelknyckarbyxans	äppelknyckarbyxors	äppelknyckarbyxornas

References edit

^ äppelknyckarbyxa in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).