røkkel

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Cognate with rukkel, related with rugge, rugle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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røkkel f (definite singular røkla, uncountable)

  1. group of many people; rest of the people
    alene mot røkla
    alone against the rest
    hele røkla
    all the rest

Usage notes

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Typically used in colloquial or slang talk among adolescents when detailing the distribution of two teams in a game where the dominating party declares that he is taking on all the rest alone or with a small group of presumably superior companions.

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