valfläsk

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1929 according to Nationalencyklopedins ordbok. From Danish valgflæsk with the same meaning. From val (“election; choice”) and fläsk (“pork”). Note that val in Swedish can also mean whale.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɑːlˌflɛsk/

Noun

valfläsk n

Political promises made by politicians to attract (a specific group of) voters before an election; pork.
Alla löften om att pensionerna skulle höjas visade sig vara rent valfläsk.
"The promises about raised pensions turned out to be nothing but pork."

Declension

Declension of valfläsk
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	valfläsk	valfläsket	—	—
Genitive	valfläsks	valfläskets	—	—

Synonyms

vallöfte