skvallerkärring

Swedish

Alternative forms

• skvallerkäring

Etymology

From skvaller (“gossip”) +‎ kärring (“disagreeable (older) woman”).

Noun

skvallerkärring c

1. (colloquial, derogatory, usually of a woman) a gossip, a gossip-monger, a tattletale

   Synonyms: sladderkärring, skvallertacka, sladdertacka

Declension

Declension of skvallerkärring

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skvallerkärring	skvallerkärrings
	definite	skvallerkärringen	skvallerkärringens
plural	indefinite	skvallerkärringar	skvallerkärringars
	definite	skvallerkärringarna	skvallerkärringarnas

References

• skvallerkärring in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skvallerkärring in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skvallerkärring in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)