slipsnisse
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
slips (“tie”) + Nisse (diminutive of Nils or male given name)
Noun edit
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- (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 edit
Like suit (kostymnisse), but more often of bureaucrats and the like.
Declension edit
| Declension of slipsnisse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | slipsnisse | slipsnissen | slipsnissar | slipsnissarna |
| Genitive | slipsnisses | slipsnissens | slipsnissars | slipsnissarnas |
See also edit
- kostymnisse (“suit”)