halmgubbe

Swedish

Etymology

halm (“straw”) +‎ gubbe (“older man”)

Noun

halmgubbe c

  1. a straw man (figure of a man, made of straw)
  2. a straw man (unflattering misrepresentation of someone's position)

Usage notes

Usually figurative.

Declension

Declension of halmgubbe
nominative genitive
singular indefinite halmgubbe halmgubbes
definite halmgubben halmgubbens
plural indefinite halmgubbar halmgubbars
definite halmgubbarna halmgubbarnas

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