tæsje

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Probably from a Berber language with the original meaning of "to trick".

tæsje (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
Synonyms: stjele, ta
- 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
Synonyms: lure, narre, snyte
- 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