slipsnisse
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
slipsnisse c
- (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
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | slipsnisse | slipsnisses |
| definite | slipsnissen | slipsnissens | |
| plural | indefinite | slipsnissar | slipsnissars |
| definite | slipsnissarna | slipsnissarnas |
See also
- kostymnisse (“suit”)