äppelknyckarbyxa
Swedish
editAlternative forms
edit- äppleknyckarbyxa (less common)
Etymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editäppelknyckarbyxa c (countable, chiefly in the plural)
- (slang) knickerbockers, baggy knee pants
Declension
editDeclension of äppelknyckarbyxa | ||||
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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).