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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English chum. First attested in 1895[1].
Pronunciation
Noun
tjomme c
- (colloquial) a guy, a bloke (often with strange or negative qualities)
1895 February 22, R., “Sjömanslif [Seaman's life]”, in Nerikes Allehanda, page 3:Att den ene hjälper den andre leta rätt på saker i bref är något ytterst vanligt på sjön, åtminstone »tjommar» (vänner) emellan.- It is a most common occurrence at sea for one man to assist another in finding items within letters, especially between close "chums" (friends).
1899 November 24, Tolle, “Jäntas tröst [The lass's comfort]”, in Nationalkuriren, page 4:Dä va e gang e jänt'
Sum allri hatt nå'n tjomme
Å hur ho geck å vänt'
Så vell' der engen komme.- There was a lass so fair
Who never had a chum
And though she waited there
A fellow ne'er did come.
2018 December 2, Johan Fyrk, “Axel om samarbetsmissen: "Är faktiskt på riktigt" [Axel on the collaboration mistake: "It's actually real"]”, in Byggnadsarbetaren:Jag tänkte att det blev så här eftersom det sitter en tjomme som ritar vvs och en tjomme som gör elen.- I thought it turned out this way because there's one guy who does the plumbing and another guy who handles the electrical work.
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