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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Likely from æsj (“yuck, eek”), of onomatopoeic origin. The noun is a nominalization of the interjection.
Cognate with Swedish bajs and Danish bæ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæʃ/
- Rhymes: -æʃ
- Hyphenation: bæsj
Interjection
bæsj
- (colloquial) Used as an expression of disgust or contempt.
Noun
bæsj m (definite singular bæsjen, indefinite plural bæsjer, definite plural bæsjene)
- (informal, childish, uncountable) poop; poo, shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces)
1933, Sigurd Hoel, Veien til verdens ende, page 145:der sitter hun midt på lyse dagen og gjør bæsj- there she sits in the middle of the bright day and does some pooping
2005, Adelheid Seyfarth, Fars hus:bæsjen er løs, ikke så langt ifra flytende- the poop is loose, not so far from liquid
2009, Pedro Carmona-Alvarez, Rust: må pisse og går inn på herretoalettet, men lukten av bæsj er så intens at han bestemmer seg for å holde ut til han kommer hjem- has to pee and goes into the men's toilet, but the smell of poop is so intense that he decides to persevere until he gets home
- Synonyms: avføring, ekskrement
- (informal, childish, countable) a turd; poop, shit (a piece of solid animal or human feces)
2004, Ero Karlsen, Bodø:jeg sitter på do og presser ut en bæsj- I sit on the toilet and push out a poop
- Synonyms: lort, skitt, dritt
- (rare, childish, figuratively, derogatory) a despicable person; piece of shit
- Du er den største bæsjen jeg noen gang har møtt.
- You are the biggest piece of shit I have ever encountered.
Derived terms
Verb
bæsj
- imperative of bæsje
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Possibly from æsj (“yuck, eek”), æ bæ (“baby language”). Compare with Swedish bajs.
Noun
bæsj m (definite singular bæsjen, indefinite plural bæsjar, definite plural bæsjane)
- (informal, childish, uncountable) poo, shit
- (informal, countable) turd
- (rare, childish, figuratively, derogatory) despicable person; piece of shit
Verb
bæsj
- imperative of bæsje
References
- “bæsj” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.