snorbroms
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of snor (“snot”) + broms (“break”), in the sense that the moustach helps preventing the snot from leaving the nose. Attested since 1970 according to SAOB, since 1945 according to the National Library's archive.
Noun
snorbroms c
- (colloquial, humorous) a moustache
- Synonym: mustasch
References
- snorbroms in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- snorbroms in National Library of Sweden's newspaper archive.