jänkare

Swedish

en jänkare (sense 2)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Yankee, altered with the addition of -are (“inhabitant of”).

Noun

jänkare c

2. (colloquial) an American, a Yank (person from the United States)

   Synonyms: amerikanare, amerikan

4. (colloquial) a full-size American car from around the 1950s to 1970s, commonly with a V8 engine

   Synonyms: amerikanare, raggarbil, raggaråk

Usage notes

Neutral in itself in (sense 1).

Declension

Declension of jänkare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	jänkare	jänkares
	definite	jänkaren	jänkarens
plural	indefinite	jänkare	jänkares
	definite	jänkarna	jänkarnas

References

• jänkare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• jänkare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• jänkare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)