dodraug

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From do (“toilet”) +‎ draug (a corporeal undead from Norse mythology). The word is a neologism and not part of traditional myths, having its origin from an audio comedy sketch of the 1970s. The ploy of the sketch was a simile of a radio children's tale being twisted into a horror story with the assumed result of making little children terrified of sitting down on the toilet. === Noun === dodraug m (definite singular dodraugen, indefinite plural dodrauger, definite plural dodraugene) (neologism) A fictional, slimy, malevolent creature that lives hidden inside the water closet, and according to the original tale may extend his hand to pull children down into the toilet. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From do (“toilet”) +‎ draug (a corporeal undead from Norse mythology). Further explanation above. === Noun === dodraug m (definite singular dodraugen, indefinite plural dodraugar, definite plural dodraugane) (neologism) A slimy, malevolent creature that lives hidden inside the water closet, and according to the original tale may extend his hand to pull children down into the toilet.