född i farstun

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, "born in the entry/vestibule (small room right inside the front door of a house)."

Adjective

född i farstun (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) be born yesterday; stupid or unskillful
    • 2001, Walt Disney Studios, ca 10 min from the start, in Atlantis: The Lost Empire, spoken by Preston Whitmore:
      (Milo) Mr. Whitmore, den här boken är nyckeln till att hitta den sjunkna kontinenten Atlantis! (Whitmore) Atlantis? Hahaha! Jag är inte född i farstun pojk!
      (Milo) Mr. Whitmore, this book is the key to finding the sunken continent Atlantis! (Whitmore) Atlantis? Hahaha! I wasn't born yesterday boy!

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