Fængsel for mobning og julegaver gennem 100 år

What does “mobning” mean in Danish?

This kids' news report weighs a proposed law and stops you cold: children could go behind bars for at mobbe, to bully. «Du hørte rigtigt mobbe» (“you heard right, bully”). The noun mobning (“bullying”) and verb at mobbe are huge words in Danish school life, where anti-mobning campaigns are a national fixture.

The word comes from English “mob” but has gone fully Danish, with mobber (“bully”) and the lighter drille (“to tease”). The report contrasts Denmark’s approach with France’s tougher new law. For learners it’s vocabulary that doubles as a lesson in Scandinavian school culture.