harryhandle
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Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from harryhandel or harryhandler. Equivalent to harry (“shabby”) + handle (“trade, shop”).
Verb
[edit]harryhandle (present tense harryhandler, past tense harryhandla or harryhandlet, past participle harryhandla or harryhandlet)
- (colloquial, derogatory, slang) to shop (foodstuffs, alcohols and/or tobacco) cross-border for markedly lower than in one's own country
References
[edit]- “harryhandle” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- harryhandla (a infinitive)
Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from harryhandel or harryhandlar. Equivalent to harry (“shabby”) + handle (“trade, shop”).
Verb
[edit]harryhandle (present tense harryhandlar, past tense harryhandla, past participle harryhandla, passive infinitive harryhandlast, present participle harryhandlande, imperative harryhandle/harryhandl)
- (colloquial, derogatory, slang) to shop (foodstuffs, alcohols and/or tobacco) cross-border for markedly lower than in one's own country
References
[edit]- “harryhandle” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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- Norwegian Bokmål back-formations
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- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
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- Norwegian Bokmål slang
- Norwegian Nynorsk back-formations
- Norwegian Nynorsk compound terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk colloquialisms
- Norwegian Nynorsk derogatory terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk slang