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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the dialectal word fump (“thick, stiff and awkward person”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fjomp m (definite singular fjompen, indefinite plural fjomper, definite plural fjompene)
- (colloquial, humorous or derogatory) a silly person, jerk; dummy, goof
- Synonyms: dust, tufs, tulling, dott
1975, Rolf Døcker, En deilig søndag, page 9:stå alene igjen og føle sig som en fjomp- stand alone again and feel like a jerk
2008, Jan Kjærstad, Jeg er brødrene Walker:her hadde jeg trodd vi hadde et bra samliv … og så drar den fjompen av gårde til en elskerinne hver fjortende dag- here I had thought we had a good life together… and then that goof goes off to a mistress every fortnight
Derived terms
References
- “fjomp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “fjomp” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
fjomp m (definite singular fjompen, indefinite plural fjompar, definite plural fjompane)
- jerk, goof, asshole
- a silly or idiotic person
- Din fjomp! You goof!
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