bæsj
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editLikely from æsj (“yuck, eek”), of onomatopoeic origin. The noun is a nominalization of the interjection.
Cognate with Swedish bajs and Danish bæ.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editbæsj
- (colloquial) Used as an expression of disgust or contempt.
Noun
editbæsj m (definite singular bæsjen, indefinite plural bæsjer, definite plural bæsjene)
- (informal, childish, uncountable) poop; poo, shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces)
- 1933, Sigurd Hoel, Veien til verdens ende, page 145:
- der sitter hun midt på lyse dagen og gjør bæsj
- there she sits in the middle of the bright day and does some pooping
- 2005, Adelheid Seyfarth, Fars hus:
- bæsjen er løs, ikke så langt ifra flytende
- the poop is loose, not so far from liquid
- 2009, Pedro Carmona-Alvarez, Rust:
- [han] må pisse og går inn på herretoalettet, men lukten av bæsj er så intens at han bestemmer seg for å holde ut til han kommer hjem
- [he] has to pee and goes into the men's toilet, but the smell of poop is so intense that he decides to persevere until he gets home
- Synonyms: avføring, ekskrement
- (informal, childish, countable) a turd; poop, shit (a piece of solid animal or human feces)
- 2004, Ero Karlsen, Bodø:
- jeg sitter på do og presser ut en bæsj
- I sit on the toilet and push out a poop
- (rare, childish, figuratively, derogatory) a despicable person; piece of shit
- Du er den største bæsjen jeg noen gang har møtt.
- You are the biggest piece of shit I have ever encountered.
- Du er den største bæsjen jeg noen gang har møtt.
Derived terms
editVerb
editbæsj
- imperative of bæsje
References
edit- “bæsj” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “bæsj_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “bæsj_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “Menneskets avføring” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editPossibly from æsj (“yuck, eek”), æ bæ (“baby language”). Compare with Swedish bajs.
Noun
editbæsj m (definite singular bæsjen, indefinite plural bæsjar, definite plural bæsjane)
- (informal, childish, uncountable) poo, shit
- (informal, countable) turd
- (rare, childish, figuratively, derogatory) despicable person; piece of shit
Related terms
edit- bæsje (verb)
Verb
editbæsj
- imperative of bæsje
References
edit- “bæsj” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- Norwegian Bokmål onomatopoeias
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/æʃ
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål interjections
- Norwegian Bokmål colloquialisms
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål informal terms
- Norwegian Bokmål childish terms
- Norwegian Bokmål uncountable nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations
- Norwegian Bokmål countable nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with rare senses
- Norwegian Bokmål derogatory terms
- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Bokmål verb forms
- nb:Bodily functions
- nb:Physiology
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk informal terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk childish terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk countable nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with rare senses
- Norwegian Nynorsk derogatory terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk verb forms
- nn:Physiology