ommer

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Danish

Etymology

om +‎ -er

Noun

ommer

  1. (informal) do-over (repetition of previously failed action)
    • 2010, Bettina Aller, På nye vildere eventyr, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 64:
      Det vil sige, man fik ikke en ommer.
      That is to say, one did not get a do-over.
  2. (informal) action that failed, thus necessitating a do-over
    Det er en ommer.
    That needs a do-over.
    • year unknown, Kommunikationsteori: en grundbog, Hans Reitzels Forlag →ISBN, page 37
      Hvis man lægger mærke til den i tilstrækkelig høj grad (sammenlignet med en norm), og hvis den formidler det „rette" budskab, bliver den brugt - hvis ikke, er det en ommer for dens ophavsmand (jf. foregående afsnit og figur 3).
      If it is noticed to a sufficient degree (compared to a norm), and if it conveys the "right" message, it will be used - if not, it is an attempt that must be redone for its originator (cf. the preceding paragraph and figure 3).
    • 2016, Kristian Leth, Eske Willerslev, Historien om det hele, Art People, →ISBN:
      Han sagde, at når du ser uddøde dyr, så er det ikke Gud, som har lavet en fejl, en ommer...
      He said that when you see extinct animals, that is not God having made a mistake, a mistake requiring a do-over ...

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