Thorbjørntjeneste
thorbjørntjeneste, literally “thorbjørn service”, is a norwegian word meaning disservice. it derived from the name thorbjørn (a double name consisting of the names thor (meaning thunder) and bjørn (meaning bear)) and from the term bjørnetjeneste (cognate to german bärendienst, literally “bear service”), a common metaphor used in northern, central and eastern europe, which means to, with the best of intentions, do more harm than good, or to set out to help someone and actually end up doing harm to that person. the word thorbjørntjeneste was coined in 2009, and refers to thorbjørn jagland, a much ridiculed norwegian politician who was described as a fool by the australian foreign minister, awarding the n-bel peace prize to barack obama for obama’s speeches and good intentions and in order to “help” him. obama was nominated for the prize 11 days after he was sworn in as president. the award was widely described as an embar-ssment to obama by the world press. the term thorbjørntjeneste or thorbjørn service is related to the verb “thorbjorning” (or “thorbjørning” in norwegian), coined by new york times columnist yoni brenner.
she did him a thorbjorn service (=she did him a disservice). norwegian: hun gjorde ham en thorbjørntjeneste.
Read Also:
- Lan House
almost like a coffee shop, where they share wireless, lan internet connection, often found in airports, malls, etc. i got bored in the airport, so i walked over to the lan house to talk to some friends.
- Showstopping
the unexpected forceful grabbing of a man’s t-st-cl-s, especially when he is busy or otherwise engaged. an intoxicated patron of the local entertainment venue became enraged when heckled by the band’s guitarist, so she jumped up onto the stage and “stopped the show”.
- Lanifs
this word means finals that suck a whole lot. they can either be really difficult to study for or they can just be super lame and boring. guy one: dude i have to go study for those finals coming up. guy two: finals?… more like lanifs! guy one: seriously bro!
- gollashes
rubber rain boots. can be worn over shoes, or if lined can be worn over socks. good for rainy, slushy/freezy weather. boots, slickers, rain shoes, rain coat, umbrella it’s raining out so sam put his gollashes on over his good leather shoes to protect them from the weather. suzy, put your gollashes on your feet […]
- Gooch Split
during -n-l s-x, the males p-n-s is sometimes to big causing his partner’s gooch to tear.often requires st-tches to heal. man i f-cked the nitch so hard her gooch split!