slipsnisse

Swedish

Etymology

slips (tie) + Nisse (diminutive of Nils or male given name)

Noun

slipsnisse c

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) a person who wears a tie, especially in their line of work, like a bureaucrat
    Synonym: (more derogatory) slipsfitta
    Nån slipsnisse vill införa en onödig regel här
    Some "tie" wants to introduce an unnecessary rule here

Usage notes

Like suit (kostymnisse), but more often of bureaucrats and the like.

Declension

Declension of slipsnisse 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative slipsnisse slipsnissen slipsnissar slipsnissarna
Genitive slipsnisses slipsnissens slipsnissars slipsnissarnas

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