äppelknyckarbyxa
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Swedish
Alternative forms
- äppleknyckarbyxa (less common)
Etymology
From äpple (“apple”) + knycka (“to steal, to nick”) + byxa (“trouser”), slang from the 1930s,[1] assuming that such trousers were useful when stealing apples because they were baggy, tied to the leg under the knee, and could be filled with stolen apples. But perhaps the word is just a play on English knickerbockers.
Pronunciation
Noun
äppelknyckarbyxa c (countable, chiefly in the plural)
- (slang) knickerbockers, baggy knee pants
Declension
Declension of äppelknyckarbyxa
References
- ^ äppelknyckarbyxa in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).