See tomte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "tomtefar"
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"text": "Vad är det för tomte som har slängt mina kläder i snön?",
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"(colloquial, derogatory) A person who behaves irresponsibly, oddly or incompetently."
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"A person that diligently tends to practical matters."
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"(colloquial, especially in compound nouns) A person that diligently tends to practical matters."
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"ipa": "/ˈtɔmˌte/"
}
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"word": "gårdstomte"
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"english": "If the house gnome doesn’t get a dab of butter in his Christmas porridge, he might get angry and do great harm.",
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}
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