jeg gossa meg
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Phrase
[edit]- (slang) Expression of gloating over someone else's misfortune.
- Jeg gossa meg!
Usage notes
[edit]The expression stems from the 1970s and youth culture in and around Oslo, Norway. The word gossa (past of å gosse) is only known to have occurred in this phrase.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Ord og uttrykk (Sayings and expressions) A Norwegian blog discussing the expression