torrboll
Swedish
Etymology
From torr (“dry, matter-of-fact”) + boll (“ball”).
Noun
torrboll c
- (colloquial) a dull boring humorless person; a bore
- Synonym: tråkmåns
Declension
| Declension of torrboll | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | torrboll | torrbollen | torrbollar | torrbollarna |
| Genitive | torrbolls | torrbollens | torrbollars | torrbollarnas |
References
- torrboll in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- torrboll in Svensk ordbok (SO)