äppelknyckarbyxa

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • äppleknyckarbyxa (less common)

Etymology

From äpple (apple) +‎ knycka (to steal, to nick) +‎ byxa (trouser[s]), slang from the 1930s,[1] assuming that such trousers were useful when stealing apples because they were baggy, tied to the leg under the knee, and could be filled with stolen apples. But perhaps the word is just a play on English knickerbockers.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛpɛlknʏkarˌbʏksa/
  • Hyphenation (plural): äppel‧knyck‧ar‧byx‧or

Noun

äppelknyckarbyxa c (countable, chiefly in the plural)

  1. (slang) knickerbockers, baggy knee pants
    Synonyms: golfbyxa, knäbyxa

Declension

Declension of äppelknyckarbyxa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite äppelknyckarbyxa äppelknyckarbyxas
definite äppelknyckarbyxan äppelknyckarbyxans
plural indefinite äppelknyckarbyxor äppelknyckarbyxors
definite äppelknyckarbyxorna äppelknyckarbyxornas

References

  1. ^ äppelknyckarbyxa in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).

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