Monday, December 30, 2019

God's Belly Button Fluff


The Swedish Language Council’s "new word list" contains 35 words that became part of the daily conversation in 2019 – not necessarily brand new words. Here are three of them:

aspludd: A dusting of aspen tree seeds that blanketed parts of Sweden in May was coined "God's belly button fluff" by a biologist.

dra åt helvete-kapital: Cash savings you can use to quit your job, leave a cheating partner, walk out the door without having to stop to worry about money aka 'go to hell capital'.

gretaeffekten: The positive effect teenage climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has had on environmentally-friendly behaviour.


Via PfRC

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