äppelknyckarbyxa

Swedish

Alternative forms

• äppleknyckarbyxa (less common)

Etymology

From äpple (“apple”) +‎ knycka (“to steal, to nick”) +‎ byxa (“trouser[s]”), slang from the 1930s, assuming that such trousers were useful when stealing apples because they were baggy, tied to the leg under the knee, and could be filled with stolen apples. But perhaps the word is just a play on English knickerbockers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛpɛlknʏkarˌbʏksa/
• Hyphenation (plural): äppel‧knyck‧ar‧byx‧or

Noun

äppelknyckarbyxa c (countable, chiefly in the plural)

1. (slang) knickerbockers, baggy knee pants

   Synonyms: golfbyxa, knäbyxa

Declension

Declension of äppelknyckarbyxa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	äppelknyckarbyxa	äppelknyckarbyxas
	definite	äppelknyckarbyxan	äppelknyckarbyxans
plural	indefinite	äppelknyckarbyxor	äppelknyckarbyxors
	definite	äppelknyckarbyxorna	äppelknyckarbyxornas

Further reading

• äppelknyckarbyxa in Svensk ordbok.