radarpar

Swedish

Etymology

From radar (“radar”) +‎ par (“pair”). Perhaps in the sense of playing as if being able to locate each other with radar. First attested in 1965.

Noun

radarpar n

  1. a player duo with (frequent) excellent interplay (in team sports, for example soccer)
  3. (by extension) a seemingly inseparable duo; a famous duo, an iconic duo, etc.
    radarparet Helan och Halvan
    the famous duo Laurel and Hardy

Usage notes

Most common in (sense 2). The origin is likely unknown to many native speakers.

Declension

Declension of radarpar
nominative genitive
singular indefinite radarpar radarpars
definite radarparet radarparets
plural indefinite radarpar radarpars
definite radarparen radarparens

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References

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