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nosse

“nosse” is a Danish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. testicle

verb

  1. mess around, fuck up

Etymology

Cognate to Faroese nossa (“testicle”), dialectal Swedish nosse (“testicle”), probably the same root word as Old Norse nosi (“stallion's genitals”), Icelandic nosi (“horse cock”). Compare Swedish balle, either meaning “penis” or (in plural) “testicle”.

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