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Swedish
Etymology
Compound of reserv (“reserve; spare”) + dansk (“Dane”).
It is a popular joke to say that the region Scania is not part of Sweden, but instead a part of neighbouring Denmark.
Noun
reservdansk c
- (humorous) Synonym of skåning (“Scanian”).
- Synonym: östdansk
1973 October 7, Expressen, quoted in KB:s Svenska Dagstidningar, page 63:[…] = kaffe med grädde, postcykel ~ gul taxi, reservdansk = skåning (!) […]- = coffee with cream, postal bike ~ yellow taxi, spare Dane = Scanian (!)
2018 September 10, Max Wiman, “Oacceptabel cirkus i veckan när reservdansk fick ny betydelse [Unacceptable circus this week when reserve Danish gained new meaning]”, in Sydsvenskan:Till viss munterhet och inte så sällan ett stycke stolthet för skåningar stämplar gärna en del uppsvenskar oss med epitetet reservdanskar. Men det fick en ny betydelse i veckan.- To some amusement and not infrequently a piece of pride for Scanians, some Upswedes like to label us with the epithet reserve Danes. But it took on a new meaning this week.
Declension