Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

clod-hopper

Swedish translation:

bondlurk

Added to glossary by Ingemar Kinnmark
Feb 16, 2010 20:11
14 yrs ago
English term

clod-hopper

English to Swedish Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
en korkad och klimpig person, gärna med stora kängor.
pejorativt
Proposed translations (Swedish)
4 +2 bondlurk
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Mar 24, 2010 10:06: Ingemar Kinnmark Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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Selected

bondlurk

References:

Norstedts stora engelsk-svenska ordbok

Svensk-engelsk ordbok by Carl Gustaf Björkman

http://tyda.se/search/clodhopper

http://www.woxikon.se/svenska/bondlurk.php

Other possible translations, in the context of
the asker, are:

bondtölp, klumpeduns
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Reference comments

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Reference:

Clod-Hopper

Clodhoppers are heavy, leather broad-bottomed shoes worn by farm persons. The broad soles of the shoes permit the foot to span lumpy clods left from plowing and other cultivating. Hence, there was born the idea that the shoe enabled feet to hop over clods.
Some Americans living in the South, as well as many African Americans use the term "clodhoppers" to refer to any kind of shoes.
In the UK the term is often used as a term to imply clumsiness associated with wearing large shoes / boots.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clodhopper_(shoe)

Clodhoppers are crunchy, fudge-covered graham clusters. They are marketed by Chris Emery and Larry Finnson of the Kraves Candy Co., located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
They are available in vanilla, chocolate, dark chocolate, dark chocolate fudge, and trademarked "Cookies & Clods" flavors. The peanut butter flavour has been discontinued.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clodhopper_(candy)

Clod-hopper

Meaning

A rough, unsophisticated countryman.

Link: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/clod-hopper.html

clodhopper definition
clod·hop·per (kläd′häp′ər)
noun
a plowman
a clumsy, stupid person; lout
a coarse, heavy shoe, like a plowman's

Link: http://www.yourdictionary.com/clodhopper

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