jugge

Middle English

Etymology 1

Unknown, perhaps a variant of jubbe or from Old English ċēac. See English jug for more.

Noun

jugge (plural jugges)

1. (Late Middle English, hapax) A container for liquor.

Descendants

• English: jug

References

• “jugge, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

jugge (plural jugges)

1. Alternative spelling of juge (“judge”)

Etymology 3

Verb

jugge

1. Alternative form of jugen (“to judge”)

Swedish

Etymology

Clipping of jugoslav +‎ -e, probably by analogy with finne (“Finn”), skotte (“Scot”), gute (“Gotlander”) etc. Compare Icelandic Júkki.

Noun

jugge c

1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person from a country that was part of Yugoslavia.

Declension

Declension of jugge
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	jugge	juggen	juggar	juggarna
Genitive	jugges	juggens	juggars	juggarnas

Related terms

• jugoslav
• jugoslavisk
• Jugoslavien

References

• Slangopedia