tjafs

Swedish

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tjafsa (“argue”).

Noun

tjafs n

  1. (colloquial, chiefly uncountable) fuss, bickering, squabbling
    Synonym: käbbel
Declension
Declension of tjafs
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tjafs tjafs
definite tjafset tjafsets
plural indefinite tjafs tjafs
definite tjafsen tjafsens

Etymology 2

Likely from English chaps, from Spanish chaparreras. Arguably from obsolete tjafsa (“move to and fro”).

Noun

tjafs n

  1. bell-bottoms, flares (part of pants that are flared from the knee downwards)
Declension
Declension of tjafs
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tjafs tjafs
definite tjafset tjafsets
plural indefinite tjafs tjafs
definite tjafsen tjafsens

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