grønspættebog

Danish

Etymology

grønspætte +‎ bog. From Danish translations of the Donald Duck franchise; the Junior Woodchuck's Guidebook is a reference work given to Huey, Dewey and Louie (Rip, Rap and Rup) from their scout organization.

Noun

grønspættebog

1. some sort of comprehensive guidebook
   • 2014, Jørgen Podemann Sørensen, Ægyptisk religion i oldtiden, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 51:

     E. Naville, som i 1886 udgav Dødebogen med et stort udvalg af varianter fra Ny Rige, opfattede den som en art pas eller rejsedokument, der skulle medbringes af den døde på den sidste rejse, eller muligvis tillige et vademecum, altså en slags grønspættebog for døde.

     E. Naville, who published The Book of the Dead in 1886 with a great selection of variants from the New Kingdom, understood it as a sort of passport or traveling document, which the dead had to bring along on their final journey, or perhaps also a vade mecum, i.e. a sort of guidebook for dead people.

   • 2015, Peter Loft, Behøver det at være så indviklet?: refleksioner over skat, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     SKAT udgiver hvert år en juridisk vejledning i flere bind – en slags grønspættebog for skattekyndige.

     Every year, the Danish tax authority publishes a legal guide in several volumes - a sort of guidebook for tax experts.

   • 1997, Henrik Qvortrup, Niels Lunde, Nyrup, Brondum / Aschehoug

     Der er blot et problem: Øverst på den første side i arbejdsmarkedets grønspættebog står med store bogstaver, at fagbevægelsen og arbejdsgiverne står skulder ved skulder over for indblanding fra politikerne i Folketinget.

     There's just one problem: On the top of the first page of the guidebook of the workmarket, it's written in capital letters that the labour movement and the employers stand shoulder-to-shoulder against interference from parliament politicians.