slipsnisse
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]slips (“tie”) + Nisse (diminutive of Nils or male given name)
Noun
[edit]slipsnisse c
- (colloquial, derogatory) a person who wears a tie, especially in their line of work, like a bureaucrat
- Synonym: (more derogatory) slipsfitta
- Nån slipsnisse vill införa en onödig regel här
- Some "tie" wants to introduce an unnecessary rule here
Usage notes
[edit]Like suit (kostymnisse), but more often of bureaucrats and the like.
Declension
[edit]Declension of slipsnisse
See also
[edit]- kostymnisse (“suit”)