Meanings
proper nounThunberg (plural Thunbergs)
plural Thunbergs
- A surname from Swedish.
Mnuchin, asked about climate change in a CNBC interview after his comments about Thunberg, argued there were bigger issues that also needed to be addressed. When a host noted clean air rules as an example of something that might be more urgent, Mnuchin ignored the interjection.
2020 January 23, Philip Bump, “Mnuchin said Thunberg needed to study economics before offering climate proposals. So we talked to an economist.”, in Washington Post
Origin
- SwedishThunberg
- EnglishThunberg
Borrowed from Swedish Thunberg.
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APA
Thunberg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thunberg
MLA
“Thunberg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thunberg. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thunberg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thunberg.
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