radarpar
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]From radar (“radar”) + par (“pair”). Perhaps in the sense of playing as if being able to locate each other with radar. First attested in 1965.
Noun
[edit]radarpar n
- a player duo with (frequent) excellent interplay (in team sports, for example soccer)
- (by extension) a seemingly inseparable duo; a famous duo, an iconic duo, etc.
- radarparet Helan och Halvan
- the famous duo Laurel and Hardy
Usage notes
[edit]Most common in (sense 2). The origin is likely unknown to many native speakers.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | radarpar | radarpars |
| definite | radarparet | radarparets | |
| plural | indefinite | radarpar | radarpars |
| definite | radarparen | radarparens |