kostymnisse

Swedish

Etymology

kostym (“suit”) +‎ Nisse (diminutive of Nils or male given name)

Noun

kostymnisse c

1. (colloquial, derogatory) a suit (person who wears a suit, especially a businessman or the like)

Declension

Declension of kostymnisse

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kostymnisse	kostymnisses
	definite	kostymnissen	kostymnissens
plural	indefinite	kostymnissar	kostymnissars
	definite	kostymnissarna	kostymnissarnas

See also

• slipsnisse (“"tie," like a bureaucrat”)

References

• kostymnisse in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)