I could however not take their word for it (after all they both have serious bilingual/trilingual-issues), so I went home and secretly checked the Oxford dictionary.
Here is what i found:

Did I hear someone say snorkendorken?
created by three people: a gossip, a cynic and a... Norwegian
Generally speaking, you should not take English advice from someone that uses the word "thinger" in regular conversation.
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