snorbroms

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of snor (“snot”) +‎ broms (“break”), in the sense that the moustache helps prevent the snot from leaving the nose. Attested since 1970 according to SAOB, since 1945 according to the National Library's archive.

Noun

snorbroms c

1. (colloquial, humorous) a moustache

   Synonym: (neutral) mustasch

Declension

Declension of snorbroms
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	snorbroms	snorbromsen	snorbromsar	snorbromsarna
Genitive	snorbroms	snorbromsens	snorbromsars	snorbromsarnas

References

• snorbroms in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• snorbroms in National Library of Sweden's newspaper archive.