Scandiwegian

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is Scandinavian or of Nordic descent. humorous, informal

    "Another bloody Scandiwegian by the look of the blue eyes and flaxen hair."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Belonging or relating to a style of interior furnishings that is middlebrow, bland, and modern. derogatory

    "They bought a cheap bed, and a ten-foot 1960s Scandiwegian sofa; they bought a small red Quasar Tv, with its remote in the form of an identical miniature red TV."

  2. 2
    Vaguely Scandinavian or Nordic. humorous, informal

    "Jomo talks with the conglomerate accent of one much practised in addressing an international audience: basically English, with a bit of Scandiwegian, a bit of mid-Atlantic, some East European gutturals and a touch of Australasian."

Example

More examples

"They bought a cheap bed, and a ten-foot 1960s Scandiwegian sofa; they bought a small red Quasar Tv, with its remote in the form of an identical miniature red TV."

Etymology

Blend of Scandinavian + Norwegian.

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