pjolter

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Unknown. May be from some old slang like Månsing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʰjɔltər]

Noun

pjolter m (definite singular pjolteren, indefinite plural pjoltere, definite plural pjolterne)

  1. highball (cocktail made from a spirit plus soda water etc.)
    • 1976, Carl Hjalmby, “Født til tap”:
      Når jeg velter opp i senga efter pjolter ni og tyv’,
      ja, da kan jeg riktig merke at min hverdag er forbi.
      When I collapse into the bed after the 29th highball,
      yeah, then I can really notice that my everyday is gone past.
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