slarvsylta
Swedish
Etymology
slarva (“(loose uneven) piece of organic tissue (dialectal)”) + sylta
Noun
slarvsylta c
- (chiefly historical) a dish made with finely-chopped intestines and other offal from cattle
- a dish made with finely-chopped beef and other ingredients
- (figuratively, in "göra slarvsylta av någon") someone (hyperbolically) utterly destroyed, mincemeat
- Jag ska göra slarvsylta av honom
- I'm gonna turn him into mincemeat
Usage notes
Though not where it originated, associated with the Swedish "Kalle Anka & C:o" ("Donald Duck & Co") comics magazine in (sense 3), due to frequent usage.
Declension
| Declension of slarvsylta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | slarvsylta | slarvsyltan | slarvsyltor | slarvsyltorna |
| Genitive | slarvsyltas | slarvsyltans | slarvsyltors | slarvsyltornas |
See also
- Långtbortistan
- läskeblask (“soft drink”)
References
- slarvsylta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- slarvsylta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- slarvsylta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)