kjánahrollur
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From kjáni (“silly person”) + hrollur (“shivering”), approximately “shivering from seeing someone make a fool of themselves”.
First seen on print in 1999, becoming widespread after ca. 2010.
Noun[edit]
kjánahrollur m
- to cringe from embarrassment, shivering from secondhand embarrassment
- Ég fæ svo mikinn kjánahroll við að horfa á vini mína í karókí. ― I cringe from secondhand embarrassment when watching my friends performing at karaoke bars.
Declension[edit]
declension of kjánahrollur
| m-s1 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kjánahrollur | kjánahrollurinn |
| accusative | kjánahroll | kjánahrollinn |
| dative | kjánahrolli | kjánahrollinum |
| genitive | kjánahrolls | kjánahrollsins |
Synonyms[edit]
- aulahrollur (less common)
- aumingjahrollur (less common)