knøl
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Swedish knöl (“hump, bump”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
knøl m (definite singular knølen, indefinite plural knøler, definite plural knølene)
- (dialectal) a heavy, twisted wooden block; a lump
- (derogatory) a heavy, clumsy and limp man
- 2012, Lars Saabye Christensen, Norske stiler:
- kålhue, … suppegjøk og knøl. Disse betegnelsene anvendes … hyppig på enkelte lærere
- cabbage head… cuckoo and dumbass. These terms are used… frequently on some teachers
- Used as a suffix to form nouns denoting a clumsy and dumb man.
- a stingy person