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omgang kokos

English translation: noogie

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Norwegian term or phrase:kokos
English translation:noogie
Entered by: Tara Chace

23:22 Apr 27, 2010
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Norwegian term or phrase: omgang kokos
A boy is shouting at his Tour de France favorite, trying to get the cyclist to ride faster and win the day's mountain stage.

He shouts, "Tråkk! De andre er mye mer slitne! Tenk på jentene som venter på toppen. De har myke lepper! Fortere, ellers få du en omgang kokos! Og da snakker vi ikke kosekokos, men grisekokos!"
Syklisten, som ikke riktig visste hva kokos var, men ikke hadde lyst til å finne det ut heller, tråkket til. Tunga hans hung ut av munnen...
Tara Chace
United States
Local time: 19:07
noogie
Explanation:
To give someone "kokos" in Norway entails placing them in a headlock and rubbing their head with ones knuckles. In the US, it is known as giving someone a noogie.
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Hans Wang
Local time: 21:07
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noogie


Explanation:
To give someone "kokos" in Norway entails placing them in a headlock and rubbing their head with ones knuckles. In the US, it is known as giving someone a noogie.

Hans Wang
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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