hej vilt
Swedish
Alternative forms
- hejvilt
Etymology
By surface analysis, hej (“hi”) + vilt (“wild”).
Adverb
hej vilt (not comparable)
- (colloquial) to a high degree, in an unrestrained or unchecked manner
- De sköt hej vilt
- They fired all over the place
- Saker som kan återanvändas slängs hej vilt
- Things that can be reused are thrown away without any restraint
References
- vild in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hej%20vilt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vild in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)