slipsnisse

Swedish

Etymology

slips (“tie”) +‎ Nisse (diminutive of Nils or male given name)

Noun

slipsnisse c

1. (colloquial, derogatory) a person who wears a tie, especially in their line of work, like a bureaucrat

   Synonym: (more derogatory) slipsfitta

   Nån slipsnisse vill införa en onödig regel här

   Some "tie" wants to introduce an unnecessary rule here

Usage notes

Like suit (kostymnisse), but more often of bureaucrats and the like.

Declension

Declension of slipsnisse

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	slipsnisse	slipsnisses
	definite	slipsnissen	slipsnissens
plural	indefinite	slipsnissar	slipsnissars
	definite	slipsnissarna	slipsnissarnas

See also

• kostymnisse (“suit”)

References

• slipsnisse in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)