spradebasse

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From sprade +‎ basse. Compare Danish spradebasse (first attested 1704) and Swedish spradebass (first attested 1839).

Noun

spradebasse m (definite singular spradebassen, indefinite plural spradebasser, definite plural spradebassene)

fop, dandy (a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance)

References

“spradebasse” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
“spradebasse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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