snorbroms

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of snor (“snot”) +‎ broms (“break”), in the sense that the moustache helps prevent the snot from leaving the nose. Attested since 1970 according to SAOB, since 1945 according to the National Library's archive.

Noun

snorbroms c

1. (colloquial, humorous) a moustache

   Synonym: (neutral) mustasch

Declension

Declension of snorbroms

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	snorbroms	snorbroms
	definite	snorbromsen	snorbromsens
plural	indefinite	snorbromsar	snorbromsars
	definite	snorbromsarna	snorbromsarnas

References

• snorbroms in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• snorbroms in National Library of Sweden's newspaper archive.