snorbroms

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of snor (“snot”) +‎ broms (“break”), in the sense that the moustache helps prevent the snot from leaving the nose. Attested since 1970 according to SAOB, since 1945 according to the National Library's archive.

Noun

snorbroms c

  1. (colloquial, humorous) a moustache
    Synonym: (neutral) mustasch

Declension

Declension of snorbroms
nominative genitive
singular indefinite snorbroms snorbroms
definite snorbromsen snorbromsens
plural indefinite snorbromsar snorbromsars
definite snorbromsarna snorbromsarnas

References

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