äppelknyckarbyxa

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === äppleknyckarbyxa (less common) === Etymology === From äpple (“apple”) +‎ knycka (“to steal, to nick”) +‎ byxa (“trouser[s]”), slang from the 1930s, assuming that such trousers were useful when stealing apples because they were baggy, tied to the leg under the knee, and could be filled with stolen apples. But perhaps the word is just a play on English knickerbockers. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛpɛlknʏkarˌbʏksa/ Hyphenation (plural): äppel‧knyck‧ar‧byx‧or === Noun === äppelknyckarbyxa c (countable, chiefly in the plural) (slang) knickerbockers, baggy knee pants Synonyms: golfbyxa, knäbyxa ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “äppelknyckarbyxa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)