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)

1. 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.