"Farbror Blå" meaning in Swedish

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Proper name

IPA: /farbrʊr ˈbloː/ Forms: Farbror Blås [genitive]
Etymology: Literally ’Uncle Blue’, referring to the blue uniforms worn by the Swedish police. Likely named after the character with the same name in the book Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender (1918) and its sequels by Elsa Beskow (1874–1953). Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Farbror Blås|g=c|head=Farbror Blå}} Farbror Blå c (genitive Farbror Blås), {{sv-proper noun|c|head=Farbror Blå}} Farbror Blå c (genitive Farbror Blås)
  1. (slang, humorous) the police Tags: common-gender, humorous, slang Synonyms: aina, bängen, snuten, grisen, bylingen, farbror blå
    Sense id: en-Farbror_Blå-sv-name-4W7oPfaz Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Farbror Blå meaning in Swedish (1.6kB)

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          "ref": "2000, The Latin Kings (lyrics and music), “De e knas”, in Mitt kvarter",
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          "word": "bängen"
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          "word": "snuten"
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          "word": "grisen"
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          "word": "bängen"
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          "word": "snuten"
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          "word": "grisen"
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