driter

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• dritter (alternative indefinite plural noun form)

Pronunciation

• (independent noun and verb form) IPA^(key): /²ˈdriːtər/, [ˈdɾîː.tə̌ɾ]
• (plural of drit) IPA^(key): /¹ˈdriːtər/, [ˈdɾìː.tə̌ɾ]
• Rhymes: -iːtər
• Hyphenation: drit‧er

Etymology 1

From drite (“to defecate”) +‎ -er (“agent or instrument noun suffix”).

Noun

driter m (definite singular driteren, indefinite plural dritere, definite plural driterne)

1. (colloquial) shitter, toilet, privy; a toilet, especially an outhouse

   Synonyms: dass, do, utedo

   Han satt på driteren. ― He was sitting on the toilet.

   • 1971, Bjørn Gunnar Olsen, Erindringer om det vakre, page 19:

     fru Faen bor i et vedskjul eller en driter

     Mrs Devil lives in a woodshed or a toilet

   • 2003, Pål Gerhard Olsen, Pinse:

     utedoen. Eller skal vi si dassen, mamma? – Det kan vi godt. Vi kan si driter’n også, vi

     the outhouse. Or should we call it the john, Mum? — We can. We can call it the shitter too.

2. (colloquial, rare) dud, clunker; a very poor or worn-out specimen of something, such as a car, aircraft or racehorse
   • 2009 October 28, oddsnet.com:

     [kusken] vinner med dritere, han vinner med middelmådigheter, og han vinner med kanoner

     [the driver] wins with duds, he wins with mediocrities, and he wins with champions

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

driter m pl

1. indefinite plural of drit (“shit, excrement; dirt, filth; crap; asshole”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

driter

1. present of drite (“to defecate”)

References

• “driter” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
• “dritt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “drite” in The Bokmål Dictionary.