Farbror Blå
Swedish
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editEtymology
editLiterally ’Uncle Blue’, referring to the blue uniforms worn by the Swedish police. Likely named after the character with the same name in the book Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender (1918) and its sequels by Elsa Beskow (1874–1953).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editFarbror Blå c (genitive Farbror Blås)
- (slang, humorous) the police
- 2000, The Latin Kings (lyrics and music), “De e knas [There's trouble]”, in Mitt kvarter [My neighborhood][1]:
- Farbror Blå spanar, men hittar inte i labyrinten
- Uncle Blue is on the lookout, but can't find their way around the maze