baddare

Swedish

Etymology

Likely from badda (“beat up”), suffixed with -are.

Noun

baddare c

1. (colloquial) a whopper (something remarkably large)

   De fångade en riktig baddare

   They caught a real whopper

2. (colloquial) a whiz (someone remarkably skilled)

   Hon är en baddare på TP

   She's a whiz at Trivial Pursuit

Declension

Declension of baddare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	baddare	baddares
	definite	baddaren	baddarens
plural	indefinite	baddare	baddares
	definite	baddarna	baddarnas

See also

• bamse
• bjässe
• åbäke

References

• baddare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• baddare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• baddare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• baddare in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)