lappri

Swedish

Noun

lappri n

  1. (somewhat dated) trifle, trumpery, nonsense (something of little importance or worth)
  2. (somewhat dated, collectively) trifles, trumperies, nonsense
    • 1987, “Trasdockorna [signaturmelodi] [The Raggy Dolls [theme song]]”, Jan Nygren (lyrics), Neil Innes (music):
      Är din näsa sned eller armen ur led och din tå är gul och blå? Lappri, säger trasdockan, du är lika bra ändå.
      Is your nose crooked or your arm out of joint [dislocated] and your toe is yellow and blue ["gul och blå" also appears idiomatically in some expressions, like "bli slagen någon gul och blå" (be beaten senseless)]? Trifles [a somewhat obscure word, and likely to have confused many native speakers], says the rag doll, you're just as good anyway.

Declension
Declension of lappri 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative lappri lapprit — —
Genitive lappris lapprits — —

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