"tosk" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

IPA: /tosk/, [tɔsk] Forms: tosken [definite, singular], tosker [indefinite, plural], toskene [definite, plural]
Etymology: Contraction of torsk (“codfish”). Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} tosk m (definite singular tosken, indefinite plural tosker, definite plural toskene)
  1. a fool; an idiot Tags: masculine Synonyms: dumming, dumrian, dåre, idiot, fjols, tulling, tåpe Derived forms: toskethet, toskeskap
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  "etymology_text": "Contraction of torsk (“codfish”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tosken",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tosker",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toskene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tosk m (definite singular tosken, indefinite plural tosker, definite plural toskene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-m1"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "toskethet"
        },
        {
          "word": "toskeskap"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She's no fool.",
          "text": "Hun er ingen tosk."
        },
        {
          "english": "You fool!",
          "text": "Din tosk."
        },
        {
          "english": "No, fool, we're gonna kill him, and Simba too. (from the Norwegian dub of the film Lion King)",
          "text": "Nei, tosk, vi skal drepe ham, og Simba også."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a fool; an idiot"
      ],
      "id": "en-tosk-nb-noun-Z8VW9xpN",
      "links": [
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ],
        [
          "idiot",
          "idiot"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dumming"
        },
        {
          "word": "dumrian"
        },
        {
          "word": "dåre"
        },
        {
          "word": "idiot"
        },
        {
          "word": "fjols"
        },
        {
          "word": "tulling"
        },
        {
          "word": "tåpe"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tosk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tɔsk]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tosk"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "toskethet"
    },
    {
      "word": "toskeskap"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of torsk (“codfish”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tosken",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tosker",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toskene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tosk m (definite singular tosken, indefinite plural tosker, definite plural toskene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-m1"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
        "Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She's no fool.",
          "text": "Hun er ingen tosk."
        },
        {
          "english": "You fool!",
          "text": "Din tosk."
        },
        {
          "english": "No, fool, we're gonna kill him, and Simba too. (from the Norwegian dub of the film Lion King)",
          "text": "Nei, tosk, vi skal drepe ham, og Simba også."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a fool; an idiot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ],
        [
          "idiot",
          "idiot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tosk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tɔsk]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dumming"
    },
    {
      "word": "dumrian"
    },
    {
      "word": "dåre"
    },
    {
      "word": "idiot"
    },
    {
      "word": "fjols"
    },
    {
      "word": "tulling"
    },
    {
      "word": "tåpe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tosk"
}

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