spradebasse

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sprade +‎ basse. Compare Danish spradebasse (first attested 1704) and Swedish spradebass (first attested 1839).

Noun[edit]

spradebasse m (definite singular spradebassen, indefinite plural spradebasser, definite plural spradebassene)

fop, dandy (a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance)

References[edit]

“spradebasse” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
“spradebasse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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