tæsje
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editProbably from a Berber language with the original meaning of "to trick".
Pronunciation
editVerb
edittæsje (imperative tæsj, present tense tæsjer, passive tæsjes, simple past tæsjet or tæsja, past participle tæsjet or tæsja, present participle tæsjende, verbal noun tæsjing)
- (slang, colloquial) to steal
- 2015, Maria Navarro Skaranger, Alle utlendinger har lukka gardiner, page 60:
- hun kikka mistenkelig rundt seg, som om hun tæsja noe
- she looked around suspiciously, as if she had stolen something
- 2017, Skam, season 4, episode 6:
- har Sara tæsja venninnene dine?
- has Sara stolen your girlfriends?
- (slang, colloquial) to trick, cheat
- 2017, Zeshan Shakar, Tante Ulrikkes vei, page 111:
- du må være litt bra på matte også. Ellers folka kan tæsje deg
- you have to be a little good at math too. Otherwise people can trick you
References
edit- “tæsje” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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