grabben hela dan

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

grabben (“the lad/boy/guy”) +‎ hela (“whole”) +‎ dan (“the day (contraction of dagen, colloquial)”), "the guy the whole day"

Noun

grabben hela dan c

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) a great guy, the man
    Rune lämnade festen han var på och körde hem till oss direkt när fick höra att vi behövde hjälp. Han är verkligen grabben hela dan!
    Rune left the party he was at and drove straight to our house when he heard that we needed help. He really is the man!

Usage notes

Sometimes with other (personal) nouns instead of grabben.

References

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