jönsig

English translation: twit

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
United States
Local time: 01:36
English translation:twit
Explanation:
for "jönsig typ"
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Bianca Marsden-Day
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:36
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1witless
asptech
4crazy
Dmitri Chik
5 -1cheeky
Sven Petersson
4 -1ninny
George Hopkins
3twit
Bianca Marsden-Day


  

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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"

Dmitri Chik
Belarus
Local time: 11:36
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in BelarusianBelarusian
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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: 09:36
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: 09:36
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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ninny


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

George Hopkins
Local time: 09:36
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 day 29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
twit


Explanation:
for "jönsig typ"

Bianca Marsden-Day
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:36
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