härmapa

Swedish

Etymology

härma (“copy, imitate”) +‎ apa (“monkey”)

Noun

härmapa c

1. (colloquial) someone who imitates (someone), a copycat

   Sluta härma mig, din härmapa!

   Stop imitating me, you imitate-monkey!

Usage notes

Often of children imitating each other to tease and the like. More generally by extension.

Declension

Declension of härmapa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	härmapa	härmapan	härmapor	härmaporna
Genitive	härmapas	härmapans	härmapors	härmapornas

Further reading

• härmapa in Svensk ordbok.