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palla.

To scrump; to steal fruit, especially apples, from a garden or orchard.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To scrump; to steal fruit, especially apples, from a garden or orchard.

    colloquial
    Ska vi gå och palla från grannen?
  2. carry on (continue onward)

    colloquial
    Jag ska palla vidare, vi ses!
  3. go (to something)

    colloquial
    Han skulle palla iväg till affären.
    Jag får palla dit och hänga på låset.
Where this word comes from

Derived from Swedish criminal cant pall (“apple”). Attested since 1898.

verb
  1. To have enough strength, will, or stamina for something.

    colloquial
    Pallar du en runda till?
    Jag pallar inte med henne.
  2. To have enough strength, will, or stamina for something. to cope

    colloquial
    Jag pallar inte längre.
Where this word comes from

Affix of pall + -ar, from stå pall (“stand firm”). Borrowed from Dutch pal staan, from Low German pall staan. Interjection sense possibly an ellipsis of the negative pallar inte ("do not have energy/stamina/will").

intj
  1. to not have enough strength, will or stamina; to not be bothered to

    colloquial
    – Ska vi gå på bio? – Palla!
Where this word comes from

Affix of pall + -ar, from stå pall (“stand firm”). Borrowed from Dutch pal staan, from Low German pall staan. Interjection sense possibly an ellipsis of the negative pallar inte ("do not have energy/stamina/will").

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