A4-liv
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Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A4 liv, first part is a colloquial way of describing something typical or expected. Last part from Old Norse líf (“life”), from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“body, life”), likely derived from *lībaną (“to remain, be left”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick; fat or stick substance”), from *ley-, *(s)ley- (“to slip, slide, glide; slimy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]A4-liv n (definite singular A4-livet, indefinite plural A4-liv, definite plural A4-liva or A4-livene)
- a person's life that's lived exactly as society would expect, with all that's expected and nothing outside the norm
- 2009, Kjetil Stensvik Østli, Politi og røver:
- i årevis har kjeltringene snakket med forakt om «a4-livet.» A4 er et fengsel og alt det der
- for years, the thugs have spoken with contempt about "a4 life." A4 is a prison and all that
- 1999, Cathrine Sandnes, Matriark, page 81:
- plutselig ville jeg sitte i saksa uten engang å kunne skryte på meg et A4-liv. Å si at man lever A3, er ikke like imponerende
- suddenly I wanted to sit in the scissors without even being able to brag about an A4 life. To say that you live A3 is not as impressive
Related terms
[edit]- A4-menneske (“an average person”)
References
[edit]Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]A4-liv n (definite singular A4-livet, indefinite plural A4-liv, definite plural A4-liva)
- A person's life that's lived exactly as society would expect, with all that's expected and nothing outside the norm.
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