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Kaksegutt

English translation: Jet set kid

16:42 Sep 28, 2014
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
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Norwegian term or phrase: Kaksegutt
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Tina Colquhoun
Local time: 08:44
English translation:Jet set kid
Explanation:
One suggestion. Use any slang term to describe rich kids. Think "daddy's money". Note that source term is gender specific (m).
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Steinar Beddari
Norway
Local time: 09:44
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Jet set kid
Steinar Beddari
3 +2rich boy
jeffrey engberg
3A Hooray Henry
eodd


  

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Jet set kid


Explanation:
One suggestion. Use any slang term to describe rich kids. Think "daddy's money". Note that source term is gender specific (m).

Steinar Beddari
Norway
Local time: 09:44
Native speaker of: Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlesp
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rich boy


Explanation:
see the urban dictionary below...
snob


    Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/thesaurus.php?term=Rich+Kid
jeffrey engberg
Norway
Local time: 09:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3

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agree  Charlesp
1 hr

agree  Exclusus: Its built up by the words kakse, and gutt, so depending on the context it can either be a boy that have become rich or in a other context be snob. Kakse can have different connotations, the most common being:rich, someone with power.
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A Hooray Henry


Explanation:
or a Champagne Charlie Depending on the context - maybe?


    Reference: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Champag...
    Reference: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/h.htm
eodd
Local time: 08:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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