radarpar
Swedish edit
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Etymology edit
From radar (“radar”) + par (“pair”). Perhaps in the sense of playing as if being able to locate each other with radar. First attested in 1965.
Noun edit
radarpar n
- a player duo with (frequent) excellent interplay (in team sports, for example soccer)
- (by extension) a seemingly inseparable duo; a famous duo, an iconic duo, etc.
- radarparet Helan och Halvan
- the famous duo Laurel and Hardy
Usage notes edit
Most common in (sense 2). The origin is likely unknown to many native speakers.
Declension edit
| Declension of radarpar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | radarpar | radarparet | radarpar | radarparen |
| Genitive | radarpars | radarparets | radarpars | radarparens |