nervdaller

Swedish

Etymology

nerv +‎ daller. Attested since 1972.

Noun

nervdaller n

1. (colloquial) nervous tension

Usage notes

Particularly common in sports.

Declension

Declension of nervdaller
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	nervdaller	nervdallret	—	—
Genitive	nervdallers	nervdallrets	—	—

References

• nervdaller in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• nervdaller in Svensk ordbok (SO)