slarver

Swedish

Etymology

From slarv (“sloppiness, carelessness”) +‎ -er.

Noun

slarver c

  1. someone sloppy or careless
    Synonym: slarvpelle
    Allt är snett. Vilken slarver!
    Everything's misaligned. What a sloppy guy!

Usage notes

References say male. "Hon är en slarver" has appeared in newspaper articles, and a woman (Eva Gedin) put "Jag är en slarver" onto her neck. Might be shifting towards gender neutral.

Declension

Declension of slarver
nominative genitive
singular indefinite slarver slarvers
definite slarvern slarverns
plural indefinite slarvrar slarvrars
definite slarvrarna slarvrarnas

See also

  • slarva (“sloppy or careless female”)

References

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