fjomp

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the dialectal word fump (“thick, stiff and awkward person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjʊmp/

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• Rhymes: -ʊmp
• Hyphenation: fjomp

Noun

fjomp m (definite singular fjompen, indefinite plural fjomper, definite plural fjompene)

1. (colloquial, humorous or derogatory) a silly person, jerk; dummy, goof

   Synonyms: dust, tufs, tulling, dott

   • 1975, Rolf Døcker, En deilig søndag, page 9:

     stå alene igjen og føle sig som en fjomp

     stand alone again and feel like a jerk

   • 2008, Jan Kjærstad, Jeg er brødrene Walker:

     her hadde jeg trodd vi hadde et bra samliv … og så drar den fjompen av gårde til en elskerinne hver fjortende dag

     here I had thought we had a good life together… and then that goof goes off to a mistress every fortnight

Derived terms

• fjompe
• fjompenisse
• fjompetasse
• fjompete

 

References

• “fjomp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “fjomp” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

fjomp m (definite singular fjompen, indefinite plural fjompar, definite plural fjompane)

1. jerk, goof, asshole
2. a silly or idiotic person

   Din fjomp! You goof!

Synonyms

• fjompenisse

References

• “fjomp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.