reservdansk

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of reserv (“reserve; spare”) +‎ dansk (“Dane”).

It is a popular joke to say that the region Scania is not part of Sweden, but instead a part of neighbouring Denmark.

Noun

reservdansk c

  1. (humorous) synonym of skåning (“Scanian”)
    Synonym: östdansk
    • 1973 October 7, Expressen, quoted in KB:s Svenska Dagstidningar, page 63:
      […] = kaffe med grädde, postcykel ~ gul taxi, reservdansk = skåning (!) […]
      […] = coffee with cream, postal bike ~ yellow taxi, spare Dane = Scanian (!) […]
    • 2018 September 10, Max Wiman, “Oacceptabel cirkus i veckan när reservdansk fick ny betydelse [Unacceptable circus this week when reserve Danish gained new meaning]”, in Sydsvenskan:
      Till viss munterhet och inte så sällan ett stycke stolthet för skåningar stämplar gärna en del uppsvenskar oss med epitetet reservdanskar. Men det fick en ny betydelse i veckan.
      To some amusement and not infrequently a piece of pride for Scanians, some Upswedes like to label us with the epithet reserve Danes. But it took on a new meaning this week.

Declension

Declension of reservdansk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite reservdansk reservdansks
definite reservdansken reservdanskens
plural indefinite reservdanskar reservdanskars
definite reservdanskarna reservdanskarnas
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