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nucka.

spinster, old maid

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. spinster, old maid

    colloquial · common-gender · derogatory
Where this word comes from

Compare Old Swedish nokkakona, nickname for a tax-avoiding woman. Likely related to Old Norse hnúka. If so, originally with reference to being "bent" due to old age.

verb
  1. to doze off, to nod off

    Finland · colloquial
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Finnish nukkua or nuokahtaa.

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