förståsigpåare

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Swedish

Etymology

förstå sig på +‎ -are. Attested since 1798.

Noun

förståsigpåare c

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) cognoscente, pundit
    • 2011, Jan Guillou, Brobyggarna, Pocketförlaget, →ISBN, pages 388–389:
      Trängseln på bryggan hade upplösts något, men nya människor strömmade till och här och var stod små grupper av förståsigpåare och diskuterade den nya båtens ovanliga form.
      The crowd on the pier had dispersed somewhat, but new people were streaming in and small groups of pundits were standing here and there and discussing the unusual shape of the new boat.

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