slarver

Swedish

Etymology

From slarv (“sloppiness, carelessness”) +‎ -er.

Noun

slarver c

  1. someone sloppy or careless
    Synonym: slarvpelle
    Allt är snett. Vilken slarver!
    Everything's misaligned. What a sloppy guy!

Usage notes

References say male. "Hon är en slarver" has appeared in newspaper articles, and a woman (Eva Gedin) put "Jag är en slarver" onto her neck. Might be shifting towards gender neutral.

Declension
Declension of slarver 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative slarver slarvern slarvrar slarvrarna
Genitive slarvers slarverns slarvrars slarvrarnas

See also
  • slarva (“sloppy or careless female”)

References
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