Meaning of soss | Babel Free
sʊsːDefinitions
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clipping of sosietet informal, masculine, uncountable
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upper echelons of society, upper classes informal, masculine, uncountable
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a person, usually an adolescent who is excessively preoccupied with expressing their social status by means of what they wear, e.g. expensive brands; a (young) snob countable, derogatory, masculine, sometimes
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a socialist or social democrat informal, masculine
Examples
“Ute av døra registrerte han at minkpelsen sette seg inn i ein slik liten Mercedes som sossen køyrde rundt i no om dagen.”
Outside, he sat the mink coat sitting down in such a small Mercedes that the "soss" drive nowadays.
“Punkarar skal ha ein spesiell utsjånad, sossar ein annan.”
Punkers have their appearance, "soss"-es another.
“Det viser seg at der sossane har makta, er alt tenkeleg for å kvele fri ytring og politisk syn.”
Turns out that whereever the socialists are in power, anythink is thinkable to quell free expression and political viewpoint.
“Når det gjeld tilhøvet mellom partia i Sverige, sa professor Ohlin at det dominerande trekket er sosialdemokratane sitt permanente frieri til Bondeförbundet og samstundes at F[o]lkpartiet er varg i veum for «sossane» (sosialistane).”
When it comes to the relationship between Sweden's political parties, professor Ohlin said that the dominant feature is the Socialist party's permanent proposal to the Farmers' League, and that the People's Party is an outcast to the socialists.
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