slipsnisse

Swedish

Etymology

slips (“tie”) +‎ Nisse (diminutive of Nils or male given name)

Noun

slipsnisse c

1. (colloquial, derogatory) a person who wears a tie, especially in their line of work, like a bureaucrat

   Synonym: (more derogatory) slipsfitta

   Nån slipsnisse vill införa en onödig regel här

   Some "tie" wants to introduce an unnecessary rule here

Usage notes

Like suit (kostymnisse), but more often of bureaucrats and the like.

Declension

Declension of slipsnisse
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	slipsnisse	slipsnissen	slipsnissar	slipsnissarna
Genitive	slipsnisses	slipsnissens	slipsnissars	slipsnissarnas

See also

• kostymnisse (“suit”)

References

• slipsnisse in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)