Meaning of tjomme | Babel Free

Definitioner

a guy, a bloke (often with strange or negative qualities)

colloquial, common-gender

Exempel

“Att den ene hjälper den andre leta rätt på saker i bref är något ytterst vanligt på sjön, åtminstone »tjommar» (vänner) emellan.”

It is a most common occurrence at sea for one man to assist another in finding items within letters, especially between close "chums" (friends).

“Dä va e gang e jänt' Sum allri hatt nå'n tjomme Å hur ho geck å vänt' Så vell' der engen komme.”

There was a lass so fair Who never had a chum And though she waited there A fellow ne'er did come.

“Jag tänkte att det blev så här eftersom det sitter en tjomme som ritar vvs och en tjomme som gör elen.”

I thought it turned out this way because there's one guy who does the plumbing and another guy who handles the electrical work.

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