sprøjte

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Danish

Etymology 1

Alteration (under the influence of semantically similar words such as sprude, sprutte) of earlier spøjte, from Dutch spuit, from spuiten. Borrowed and altered parallel to the verb sprøjte.

Noun

sprøjte c (singular definite sprøjten, plural indefinite sprøjter)

  1. a device with a pressure chamber and a narrow opening for squirting or drawing fluid; syringe, squirt
  2. (slang, derogatory) newspaper
    • 2017, Jannick Storm, De forrige tider, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      “Det hele bliver da også mere og mere idiotisk,” sagde han. “Hvad skal vi nu med den lokale sprøjte? Den lå ude på brændestablen. Den må være afleveret forkert. ” Den lokale sprøjte er nemlig den avis, de laver her, og som vi ellers ikke får.
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    • 1971, Anders Bodelsen, Straus:
      ... danske aviser, men det kendte de ikke noget til, heller ikke Politikens Weekly og heller ikke svenske eller norske. Til gengæld har jeg sikret mig, at jeg fremover får New York Herald Tribune med morgenmaden i stedet for den lokale sprøjte.
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    • 1966, Vagn Lundbye, Signalement:
      Om aftenen indfinder han sig som den første af pensionærerne og sætter sig ved avisbordet, hvor han straks efter er fordybet i den lokale sprøjte, som han i øvrigt antagelig har studeret, inden han gik hjemmefra. Han ignorerer fuldstændig ...
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alteration (under the influence of semantically similar words such as sprude, sprutte) of earlier spøjte, from Dutch spuiten. Borrowed and altered parallel to the noun sprøjte.

Verb

sprøjte (imperative sprøjt, infinitive at sprøjte, present tense sprøjter, past tense sprøjtede, perfect tense har sprøjtet)

  1. (transitive) to squirt, spout, spurt (eject from a narrow opening, as from a syringe, spout, hose, etc.)
  2. (intransitive) to squirt, spout, spurt (be thus ejected)
  3. (transitive) to squirt, spout or spurt liquid on or over (something); bespurt
    Synonyms: oversprøjte, besprøjte

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