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tramsa

Pronunciation: /²tramsa/

“tramsa” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to act in a silly manner, to not be (appropriately) serious

noun

  1. a frivolous girl or woman

Etymology

The noun was originally a dialectal word for the bridesmaid who walks ahead of the bride and paves their way. Likely formed as a variant of trampa. The verb tramsa derives from the noun.

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