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fleip

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

joking, banter; a joke · joker (someone who jokes a lot)

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt fleipr ‘vas, fjas’ Old Norse fleipr 'drivel, nonsense'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. spøka joke · a jest · fun, ironiirony a jokespøk, ironyironi
    • si noe på fleip to say something in jest
    • tåle fleip to be able to take a joke
    • en upassende fleip an inappropriate joke
  2. person som fleiper mye a person who jokes a lot
    • en upålitelig fleip an unreliable joker