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jönsig

English translation: twit


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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
Local time: 12:38
English translation:twit
Explanation:
for "jönsig typ"
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Bianca Marsden
Local time: 20:38
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1witlessasptech
4crazypromiq
5 -1cheeky
Sven Petersson
3twit
Bianca Marsden
4 -1ninnyGeorge Hopkins


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
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
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
witless


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

asptech
Local time: 21:38
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

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agree  Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 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: 21:38
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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disagree  George Hopkins: Check synonyms for 'cheeky' in Collins, etc.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
ninny


Explanation:
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ninny = a dull-witted person, dvs någon som är jönsig.

George Hopkins
Local time: 21:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sven Petersson: Please see http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ninny
12 mins
  -> Check 'jöns' = 'ninny' in Prisma Sv-En.
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1 day29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
twit


Explanation:
for "jönsig typ"

Bianca Marsden
Local time: 20:38
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