kjánahrollur

Icelandic

Etymology

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

kjánahrollur m

  1. 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
declension of kjánahrollur
m-s1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative kjánahrollur kjánahrollurinn
accusative kjánahroll kjánahrollinn
dative kjánahrolli kjánahrollinum
genitive kjánahrolls kjánahrollsins

Synonyms
  • aulahrollur (less common)
  • aumingjahrollur (less common)
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