fjompenisse

Norwegian Bokmål

FWOTD – 20 October 2022

Etymology

fjomp +‎ -e- +‎ nisse, first part from fump (“thick, stiff and awkward person”). Last part from the name Nisse, from Swedish and Danish Nisse, a pet form of the male given name Niels, Nils, from Latin Nicolaus, Nicholaus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from both νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory, success”), of Pre-Greek or Proto-Indo-European origin, and from λᾱός (lāós, “people”), from Proto-Hellenic *lāwós, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂wos (“people (under arms)”), from *leh₂- (“military action”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjʊmpənɪsːə/

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• Rhymes: -ɪsːə
• Hyphenation: fjom‧pe‧nis‧se

Noun

fjompenisse m (definite singular fjompenissen, indefinite plural fjompenisser, definite plural fjompenissene)

1. (colloquial, humorous or derogatory) a person who is slow and awkward

   Synonym: fjompetasse

   • 1951–1955, Aksel Sandemose, Årstidene, page 13/84:

     [det hendte] at barna kalte ham en fjompenisse, men han tok igjen og sa de var noen fjompenisser selv

     [it happened] that the children called him a slow person, but he took it back and said they were awkward themselves

   • 2012, Jon Michelet, Skogsmatrosen, page 479:

     «Jeg synes det er drøyt av Dem, kaptein Nilsen, å kalle oss på konsulatet for fjompenisser og latsabber.»

     "I think it is fair of you, Captain Nilsen, to call us at the consulate for awkward and lazy people."

References

• “fjompenisse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “fjompenisse” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

fjompenisse m (definite singular fjompenissen, indefinite plural fjompenissar, definite plural fjompenissane)

1. jerk, goof, asshole
2. a silly or idiotic person

   Din fjompenisse! You goof!

Synonyms

• fjomp

References

• “fjompenisse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.