slarver

Swedish

Etymology

From slarv (“sloppiness, carelessness”) +‎ -er.

Noun

slarver c

1. someone sloppy or careless

   Synonym: slarvpelle

   Allt är snett. Vilken slarver!

   Everything's misaligned. What a sloppy guy!

Usage notes

References say male. "Hon är en slarver" has appeared in newspaper articles, and a woman (Eva Gedin) put "Jag är en slarver" onto her neck. Might be shifting towards gender neutral.

Declension

Declension of slarver
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	slarver	slarvern	slarvrar	slarvrarna
Genitive	slarvers	slarverns	slarvrars	slarvrarnas

See also

• slarva (“sloppy or careless female”)

References

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