grilldress

Norwegian Bokmål

FWOTD – 26 June 2023

Ready for the grilling season, or a jog.

Etymology

grill +‎ dress. First part from English grill; second part from English dress.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɪlːdrɛs/

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• Rhymes: -ɛs
• Hyphenation: grill‧dress

Noun

grilldress m (definite singular grilldressen, indefinite plural grilldresser, definite plural grilldressene)

1. (humorous) a tracksuit used when grilling (or in general as a form of leisurewear)

   Synonyms: joggedrakt, joggedress

   • 1998, Kjetil Rolness, Elvis Presley, page 97:

     en uformelig treningsdrakt, syttitallsversjonen av vår tids grilldress

     an informal tracksuit, the seventies version of today's barbecue suit

   • 2004, Herman Willis, St. Olav:

     til vanlig gikk han kledd i en rød og hvitstripet grilldress som skjulte femtiåringens alderstillegg

     as usual, he wore a red and white-striped barbecue tracksuit that hid the fifty-year-old's age supplement

   • 2001 January 16, Nordlys, page 30:

     når vi treffes på ferie i Sverige er det bare å ta fram grilldressene, vinflaskene og tupperware-boksene. Da er vi i gang

     when we meet on holiday in Sweden, just bring out the barbecue suits, wine bottles and tupperware boxes. Then we're off

References

• “grilldress” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).