grå mus

Danish

Etymology

Literally, "gray mouse".

Noun

grå mus

1. an inconspicuous, introverted, often unattractive person
   • 2013, Jo Nesbø, translated by Allan Hilton Andersen, Panserhjerte, Modtryk, →ISBN:

     Hvorfor skulle en som Tony ellers gide gifte sig med sådan en grå mus som Lene Galtung?”

     Why else should someone like Tony want to marry such a grey mouse as Lene Galtung?"

   • 2008, Morten Piil, Gyldendals danske filmguide, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Hun er en grå mus, og da den rige verdensmand Poul Bagger (Poul Reichhardt), en af butikkens kunder, inviterer hende ud nytårsaften iklædt butikkens flotteste kjole, oplever hun det som et romantisk eventyr.

     She is a grey mouse, and when the rich, worldly man Poul Bagger (Poul Reichhardt), one of the customers of the shop, invites her out on New Year's Eve wearing the handsomest dress of the shop, she sees it as a romantic adventure.

   • 2013, Bjarne Reuter, Busters verden 3 - Hvor regnbuen ender, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     ... og hun kom aldrig nogen steder, men skulle altid blive hjemme (også når solen skinnede), og aldrig skete der noget morsomt for Annabelle. Af samme grund var hun også blevet en lille grå mus at se på.

     ... and she never went anywhere, but always had to stay home (even when the sun was shining), and nothing amusing ever happened for Annabelle. For the same reason, she had also become a little grey mouse to look at.

   • 2014, Barbara Cartland, translated by Wivi Pelt, Forbudt kærlighed, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     ... og hun så pludselig for sig, hvordan Darts mange elegante venner og veninder ville se på hende og tænke: hvad ser han dog i den lille, grå mus?

     ... and suddenly she saw before her how Dart's many elegant friends and female friends would look at her and think: whatever does he see in that little grey mouse?