skægbarn

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Danish

Etymology

skæg (beard) +‎ barn (child), after Swedish skäggbarn.

Noun

skægbarn

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) An adult male assuming the identity of a child, typically to receive extra perks as an asylum seeker.
    • 2019, Pascal Engman, translated by Karsten Nielsen, Patrioterne, Art People, →ISBN:
      Om nogle år har du måske en kone, der er syg, men må dø, for at en terrorist skal få opholdstilladelse, eller fordi regeringen vil have et skægbarn herop ...
      In a few years, you might have a wife who is sick, but has to die so that a terrorist can get a residence permit, or because the government wants to bring a beard-child up here ...
    • 2020, Mikael Bergstrand, translated by Lilian Kingo, Ingemar Modigs morgengry, Modtryk, →ISBN:
      Hvis det ikke havde været for mors skyld, ville Ricky have ringet efter sine kammerater og bedt dem om at tage med hen i ghettoen for at vise skægbørnene, hvem der bestemte her i Borstafors.
      If it hadn't been for his mother's sake, Ricky would have called his buddies and asked them to go with him to the ghetto to show the beard-children who was in charge here in Borstafors.
    • 2018, Mons Kallentoft, Markus Lutteman, Heroine, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:
      Der har åbenbart floreret et rygte om, at marokkanske såkaldte “skægbørn” står bag voldtægten ...
      Apparently, a rumour has flourished that Moroccon so-called "beard-children" are behind the rape ...

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