jordbo

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Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

jord +‎ -bo

Noun

jordbo c (singular definite jordboen, plural indefinite jordboer)

  1. (chiefly science fiction) Earthling
    • 2010, Eoin Colfer, Og noget andet er, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Vi kan lige så godt være de første der bruger den nye rute, nu hvor der ikke længere er nogen Jord i vejen, og ingen jordboer til at klage.
      We might as well be the first to use the new route, now that there is no longer any Earth in the way, nor any Earthlings to complain.
    • 2011, Mikael Lyngvig, Drømmen om Paradiset, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 108:
      ... og vi jordboer gradvist ender op med at blive lykkelige ...
      and we Earthlings gradually end up becoming happy ...
    • 2011, Peter Adolphsen, Små historier og Små historier 2, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:
      »Ja, gør I jordboer ikke sådan, når I beder til jeres Gud?«
      »Yes, do you Earthlings not do this when praying to your God?«
    • 2011, Philip Reeve, Stjernekrydset eller Muubernes invasion! eller Vores eventyr i den fjerde dimension!: en gribende beretning om britisk snarrådighed i rummets og tidens oceaner!., Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN, page 23:
      ... talløse millioner af intelligente væsner, hovedsagelig jordboer, marsfolk og ionere ...
      ... countless millions of intelligent beings, mainly Earthlings, Martians and Ionians ...

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