slipsnisse

Swedish

Etymology

slips (tie) +‎ nisse

Noun

slipsnisse c

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) a person who wears a tie, especially in their line of work, like a bureaucrat
    Synonym: (more derogatory) slipsfitta
    Nån slipsnisse vill införa en onödig regel här
    Some "tie" wants to introduce an unnecessary rule here

Usage notes

Like suit (kostymnisse), but more often of bureaucrats and the like.

Declension

Declension of slipsnisse
nominative genitive
singular indefinite slipsnisse slipsnisses
definite slipsnissen slipsnissens
plural indefinite slipsnissar slipsnissars
definite slipsnissarna slipsnissarnas

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