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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
jåle + bukk
Pronunciation
Noun
jålebukk m (definite singular jålebukken, indefinite plural jålebukker, definite plural jålebukkene)
- an overdressed person, person engaging in jåleri
Han begynte å vise seg med stråhatt ved høylys dag … jentene flirte … det kostet ham å gjøre seg til jålebukk og tulling på den måten.- He started wearing a straw hat in broad daylight … the girls were giggling … it cost him to make a fool of himself in that way.
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