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jönsig

English translation: twit

17:32 Nov 6, 2009

Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang

Swedish term or phrase: jönsig

From a novel.

"Lust att klappa till nån jönsig typ har man då och då. Men det där slår vi av oss på säckarna eller när vi sparrar."

lo nathamundi KudoZ activity Questions: 59 (none open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 12 United States
Local time: 04:22

English translation:twit

Explanation:
for "jönsig typ"

Selected response from:

Bianca Marsden
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:22

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

witless

asptech

crazy

promiq

5 -1

cheeky

Sven Petersson

twit

Bianca Marsden

4 -1

ninny

George Hopkins

Answers

17 mins confidence:

crazy

Explanation:
bizarre, bats etc., something like this

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-11-06 17:59:46 GMT)
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in some cases it can also mean "stupid"

promiq
Belarus
Native speaker of:

English,

Russian

41 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

witless

Explanation:
Or any number of derogatory synonyms, which I don't care to repeat here.

asptech
Sweden
Local time: 13:22
Native speaker of:

Swedish

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

cheeky

Explanation:
The word "jönsig" is derived from "pellejöns", which was the old Swedish word for clown.

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 13:22
Native speaker of:

Swedish,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

ninny

Explanation:
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-11-06 21:01:52 GMT)
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ninny = a dull-witted person, dvs någon som är jönsig.

George Hopkins
Sweden
Local time: 13:22
Native speaker of:

English