lördagsgodis

lördagsgodis

Swedish

Etymology

From lördag +‎ -s- +‎ godis.

Noun

lördagsgodis n (uncountable)

1. candy as a Saturday treat
   • 1995, Marianne Hedenbro, Våra otvivelaktigt goda seder

     Min pappa var framsynt. Han införde lördagsgodis redan på 50- talet.

     My father was progressive. He introduced candy only as a Saturday treat already in the 50:s.

   • 2000, Anna Lena Wik-Thorsell, Social skillnad visar sig i tänderna

     Sämre tandborstning, mindre ordning med lördagsgodis och småätande mellan målen ser hon som orsaker till att de sämre ställda barnen har sämre tänder:...

     Less rigorous toothbrushing habits, less discipline with candy as a Saturday treat, and snacking between meals are reasons she advances as causes for the comparatively poor state of teeth among disadvantaged children:...

Usage notes

Used in conjunction with the common custom in Sweden to only allow children to eat candy on Saturdays.

Declension

Declension of lördagsgodis
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lördagsgodis	lördagsgodiset	—	—
Genitive	lördagsgodis	lördagsgodisets	—	—