voksenpoeng
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Danish voksenpoint and Swedish vuxenpoäng.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
voksenpoeng n (definite singular voksenpoenget, indefinite plural voksenpoeng or voksenpoenger, definite plural voksenpoenga or voksenpoengene)
- (humorous) a grown-up point (an imaginary point given (to younger persons) for individual behaviour that characterize life as an adult)
Usage notes edit
- Grown-up point are only "handed out" during the transition from young or youth to adult, with no specified age limit. Although, behaviour that characterize middle-aged or older behaviour does not reward grown-up points.
References edit
- “voksenpoeng” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).