fjompenisse

Norwegian Bokmål

FWOTD – 20 October 2022

Etymology

fjomp +‎ -e- +‎ nisse, first part from fump (“thick, stiff and awkward person”). Last part from the name Nisse, from Swedish and Danish Nisse, a pet form of the male given name Niels, Nils, from Latin Nicolaus, Nicholaus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from both νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory, success”), of Pre-Greek or Proto-Indo-European origin, and from λᾱός (lāós, “people”), from Proto-Hellenic *lāwós, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂wos (“people (under arms)”), from *leh₂- (“military action”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfjʊmpənɪsːə/
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Rhymes: -ɪsːə
Hyphenation: fjom‧pe‧nis‧se

Noun

fjompenisse m (definite singular fjompenissen, indefinite plural fjompenisser, definite plural fjompenissene)

(colloquial, humorous or derogatory) a person who is slow and awkward
- 1951–1955, Aksel Sandemose, Årstidene, page 13/84:
  [det hendte] at barna kalte ham en fjompenisse, men han tok igjen og sa de var noen fjompenisser selv
  [it happened] that the children called him a slow person, but he took it back and said they were awkward themselves
- 2012, Jon Michelet, Skogsmatrosen, page 479:
  «Jeg synes det er drøyt av Dem, kaptein Nilsen, å kalle oss på konsulatet for fjompenisser og latsabber.»
  "I think it is fair of you, Captain Nilsen, to call us at the consulate for awkward and lazy people."
Synonym: fjompetasse

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

fjompenisse m (definite singular fjompenissen, indefinite plural fjompenissar, definite plural fjompenissane)

jerk, goof, asshole
a silly or idiotic person
Din fjompenisse! You goof!

Synonyms

fjomp

References

“fjompenisse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.