lem

lem (indefinite nominative singular)
lems (genitive indefinite singular)
lemmen (definite nominative singular)
lemmens (definite genitive singular)
lemmar (indefinite nominative plural)
lemmars (genitive indefinite plural)
lemmarna (definite nominative plural)
lemmarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”) (compare English limb).

Det låg en lapp bredvid min lem. Det stod "Mors, jag har stuckit hem". Pökpåsen är min bäste vän, och tack vare den har jag kvar min lem.

1993, Ronny & Ragge, “Pökpåsen [The rubber]”, in Let's Pök! [Let's Bone!]:

There was [lay] a note next to my organ [might be the best match for tone here – member sounds a bit too formal even jokingly, and dick a bit too vulgar]. It said, "Ciao, I've gone home." The rubber is my best friend, and thanks to it I still have my organ.

(colloquial, euphemistic) an organ (penis – see usage notes)

a member (penis)
an organ (penis – see usage notes)


organ

organ (indefinite nominative singular)
organs (genitive indefinite singular)
organet (definite nominative singular)
organets (definite genitive singular)
organ (indefinite nominative plural)
organs (genitive indefinite plural)
organen (definite nominative plural)
organens (definite genitive plural)


tasse

tasse (indefinite nominative singular)
tasses (genitive indefinite singular)
tassen (definite nominative singular)
tassens (definite genitive singular)
tassar (indefinite nominative plural)
tassars (genitive indefinite plural)
tassarna (definite nominative plural)
tassarnas (definite genitive plural)

A noa-name, a euphemistic replacement of the word ulv or varg (which is in itself originally a noa-word).


sjutton

From Old Swedish siutan‚ siuttān, from Old Norse sjaután, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun.

Det kliade i halsen. Höll han på att bli förkyld? Ena handen flög upp till pannan och nog sjutton hade han feber. Förbannat.

2006, Mari Jungstedt, Den döende dandyn; translated as Tiina Nunnally, transl., The Killer's Art, 2010:

His throat felt scratchy. Was he coming down with a cold? He pressed his hand to his forehead. Damned if he didn't have a fever. Shit.

(euphemistic) Used in place of various taboo words.


hin

From Old Norse hinn.
The noun, a noa-name, might have been formed by ellipsis of phrases such as hin håle and hin onde.


katten

Katten!

Det vete katten ― Det vete fan

(euphemistic) a mild expletive or euphemism for fan


hundan

(dated, dialectal, euphemistic) a mild expletive or euphemism for fan


ta av daga

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ta av daga (present tar av daga, preterite tog av daga, supine tagit av daga, imperative ta av daga)

tar av daga (present)
tog av daga (preterite)
tagit av daga (supine)
ta av daga (imperative)


hin håle

hin håles (genitive)
Hin håle (alternative)

A noa-name for the Devil. From hin, an archaic definite article, and håle, an originally dialectal pronunciation of hårde (“hard (evil) one”). The dialectal change from rd > l can also be seen in e.g. utböling, vålnad, tvi vale etc.

Det var hin håle själv som hade knackat på dörren!

It was the Devil himself who had knocked on the door!


behag

behag (indefinite nominative singular)
behags (genitive indefinite singular)
behaget (definite nominative singular)
behagets (definite genitive singular)
behag (indefinite nominative plural)
behags (genitive indefinite plural)
behagen (definite nominative plural)
behagens (definite genitive plural)


eskort

eskort (indefinite nominative singular)
eskorts (genitive indefinite singular)
eskorten (definite nominative singular)
eskortens (definite genitive singular)
eskorter (indefinite nominative plural)
eskorters (genitive indefinite plural)
eskorterna (definite nominative plural)
eskorternas (definite genitive plural)

(somewhat euphemistic) an escort (call girl or male equivalent)


gå bort

gå bort (present går bort, preterite gick bort, supine gått bort, imperative gå bort)

går bort (present)
gick bort (preterite)
gått bort (supine)
gå bort (imperative)

Hon gick bort igår


slå en drill

slå en drill (present slår en drill, preterite slog en drill, supine slagit en drill, imperative slå en drill)

slår en drill (present)
slog en drill (preterite)
slagit en drill (supine)
slå en drill (imperative)


fasen

Vad fasen är en vertikalmus?

Fasen också!

(euphemistic) the devil (in certain expletives)


smörja

smörja (present smörjer, preterite smorde or smörjde, supine smort or smörjt, imperative smörj)

smörjer (present)
smorde (preterite)
smörjde (preterite)
smort (supine)
smörjt (supine)
smörj (imperative)
smörja (active infinitive)
smörjas (infinitive passive)
smort (active supine)
smorts (passive supine)
smörj (active imperative)
smörjen (active archaic)
smörjer (active indicative present)
smorde (active indicative past)
smörjs (indicative passive present)
smörjes (indicative passive present)
smordes (indicative passive past)
smörja (active archaic present)
smorde (active archaic past)
smörjas (archaic passive present)
smordes (archaic passive past)
smörje (active dated present subjunctive)
smorde (active dated past subjunctive)
smörjes (dated passive present subjunctive)
smordes (dated passive past subjunctive)
smörjande (active participle past present)
smord (active participle past)
smörja (active infinitive)
smörjas (infinitive passive)
smörjt (active supine)
smörjts (passive supine)
smörj (active imperative)
smörjen (active archaic)
smörjer (active indicative present)
smörjde (active indicative past)
smörjs (indicative passive present)
smörjes (indicative passive present)
smörjdes (indicative passive past)
smörja (active archaic present)
smörjde (active archaic past)
smörjas (archaic passive present)
smörjdes (archaic passive past)
smörje (active dated present subjunctive)
smörjde (active dated past subjunctive)
smörjes (dated passive present subjunctive)
smörjdes (dated passive past subjunctive)
smörjande (active participle past present)
smörjd (active participle past)

From Old Swedish smyria, smøria‚ from Old Norse smyrja, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą (see smör).

(euphemistic) to grease, to bribe; to perform any action as to make someone more receptive to one's wishes


världens äldsta yrke

world's oldest profession
world's oldest profession

(euphemistic, colloquial) world's oldest profession


attan

Side form of aderton (“eighteen”). Compare sjutton.

ge sig attan på

Attan också!


öppning

öppning (indefinite nominative singular)
öppnings (genitive indefinite singular)
öppningen (definite nominative singular)
öppningens (definite genitive singular)
öppningar (indefinite nominative plural)
öppningars (genitive indefinite plural)
öppningarna (definite nominative plural)
öppningarnas (definite genitive plural)

Vid min ankomst erfor jag att mannen, som var 48 år gammal och hittills alltid hafvit god helsa, icke haft öppning på 7 dygn och de sista två dagarne hafvit fekala kräkningar.

1880 December 11, C. J. Ellefsen, “Ett fall af tarmocklusion botadt med stora doser af Belladonna. [A case of bowel obstruction cured with large doses of Belladonna.]”, in Eira, page 735:

Upon my arrival, I learned that the man, who was 48 years old and had hitherto always enjoyed good health, had not had a movement for 7 days and had experienced fecal vomiting over the past two days.


somna in

somna in (present somnar in, preterite somnade in, supine somnat in, imperative somna in)

somnar in (present)
somnade in (preterite)
somnat in (supine)
somna in (imperative)
somna in (active infinitive)
somnat in (active supine)
somna in (active imperative)
somnen in (active archaic)
somnar in (active indicative present)
somnade in (active indicative past)
somna in (active archaic present)
somnade in (active archaic past)
somne in (active dated present subjunctive)
somnade in (active dated past subjunctive)
insomnande (active participle past present)


kraftig

kraftig (comparative kraftigare, superlative kraftigast)

kraftigare (comparative)
kraftigast (superlative)
kraftig (indefinite positive)
kraftigare (comparative indefinite)
kraftigast (indefinite superlative)
kraftigt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
kraftigare (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
kraftigast (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
kraftiga (indefinite plural positive)
kraftigare (comparative indefinite plural)
kraftigast (indefinite plural superlative)
kraftige (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
kraftigare (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
kraftigast (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
kraftige (definite masculine positive singular)
kraftigare (comparative definite masculine singular)
kraftigaste (definite masculine singular superlative)
kraftiga (definite positive)
kraftigare (comparative definite)
kraftigaste (definite superlative)

Menar du han som är lite kraftig?

Do you mean the guy who's a bit heavy-set?

kraftiga lår

large thighs (when not of muscularity – next-most neutral term after stora (“large”))

(euphemistic) fat; heavy-set, stout, etc.


trilla av pinn

trilla av pinn (present trillar av pinn, preterite trillade av pinn, supine trillat av pinn, imperative trilla av pinn)

trillar av pinn (present)
trillade av pinn (preterite)
trillat av pinn (supine)
trilla av pinn (imperative)
trilla av pinnen (alternative)

Likely means "fall off the perch," with "pinn" being colloquial for "pinnen."

(euphemistic, humorous) to kick the bucket; to die


stoft

stoft (indefinite nominative singular)
stofts (genitive indefinite singular)
stoftet (definite nominative singular)
stoftets (definite genitive singular)

From Middle Low German stȫven, from Old Saxon *stiovan, from Proto-West Germanic *staubijan.

Oavsett vilken roll eller funktion man innehar skall alla kontakter med besökare och sorgehus samt handhavande av stoft och askor präglas av respekt och värdighet.

2009 September 8, Rutiner och regler vid hantering av stoft och askor [Routines and regulations for handling remains and ashes] (PDF), Karlshamn: Church of Sweden, page 1:

Regardless of one’s role or function, all interactions with visitors and bereaved families, as well as the handling of remains and ashes, must be characterised by respect and dignity.

Nu har en insamling startats för att bekosta hemtransport av "Gicas" stoft och en begravning i hembyn i Rumänien.

2018 September 9, Joel Wennerberg, “Pengar samlas in – ska ge ”Gica” en begravning i Rumänien [Funds are being raised – to provide "Gica" with a funeral in Romania]”, in Vetlanda-Posten:

A fundraising effort has now been launched to cover the cost of transporting "Gica's" remains back home and a funeral in their native village in Romania.

(euphemistic) remains (the body of a dead person)


papperslös

papperslös (indefinite positive)
papperslöst (indefinite neuter positive singular)
papperslösa (indefinite plural positive)
papperslöse (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
papperslöse (definite masculine positive singular)
papperslösa (definite positive)

(nominalized, euphemistic) an illegal immigrant


EU-migrant

EU-migrant (indefinite nominative singular)
EU-migrants (genitive indefinite singular)
EU-migranten (definite nominative singular)
EU-migrantens (definite genitive singular)
EU-migranter (indefinite nominative plural)
EU-migranters (genitive indefinite plural)
EU-migranterna (definite nominative plural)
EU-migranternas (definite genitive plural)


jösses

Jösses, alltså ...

Jösses! Klockan är redan sex. Vi måste åka!

My goodness! It's already six o'clock. We have to leave!

(colloquial, euphemistic) gee, geez, gosh, my goodness (expresses surprise or frustration and sometimes mild disbelief)


gråben

Compound of grå (“grey”) + ben (“leg”). A noa-name, a euphemistic replacement of the word ulv or varg (which is in itself originally a noa-word).


fanken

Fanken också!

(euphemistic, chiefly humorous) the devil (in certain expletives)


fasiken

Fasiken!

(euphemistic, often humorous) the devil (in certain expletives)


ta ner skylten

ta ner skylten (present tar ner skylten, preterite tog ner skylten, supine tagit ner skylten, imperative ta ner skylten)

tar ner skylten (present)
tog ner skylten (preterite)
tagit ner skylten (supine)
ta ner skylten (imperative)
ta ned skylten (alternative)


gå ur tiden

gå ur tiden (present går ur tiden, preterite gick ur tiden, supine gått ur tiden, imperative gå ur tiden)

går ur tiden (present)
gick ur tiden (preterite)
gått ur tiden (supine)
gå ur tiden (imperative)

En literär gigant har gått ur tiden


kila runt hörnet

kila runt hörnet (present kilar runt hörnet, preterite kilade runt hörnet, supine kilat runt hörnet, imperative kila runt hörnet)

kilar runt hörnet (present)
kilade runt hörnet (preterite)
kilat runt hörnet (supine)
kila runt hörnet (imperative)
kila runt hörnet (active infinitive)
kilas runt hörnet (infinitive passive)
kilat runt hörnet (active supine)
kilats runt hörnet (passive supine)
kila runt hörnet (active imperative)
kilen runt hörnet (active archaic)
kilar runt hörnet (active indicative present)
kilade runt hörnet (active indicative past)
kilas runt hörnet (indicative passive present)
kilades runt hörnet (indicative passive past)
kila runt hörnet (active archaic present)
kilade runt hörnet (active archaic past)
kilas runt hörnet (archaic passive present)
kilades runt hörnet (archaic passive past)
kile runt hörnet (active dated present subjunctive)
kilade runt hörnet (active dated past subjunctive)
kiles runt hörnet (dated passive present subjunctive)
kilades runt hörnet (dated passive past subjunctive)


gå till de sälla jaktmarkerna

gå till de sälla jaktmarkerna (present går till de sälla jaktmarkerna, preterite gick till de sälla jaktmarkerna, supine gått till de sälla jaktmarkerna, imperative gå till de sälla jaktmarkerna)

går till de sälla jaktmarkerna (present)
gick till de sälla jaktmarkerna (preterite)
gått till de sälla jaktmarkerna (supine)
gå till de sälla jaktmarkerna (imperative)

Literally "go to the happy hunting grounds," a reference to the happy hunting ground, a Native American conception of the afterlife.

Min dator har gått till de sälla jaktmarkerna

My computer has gone to the happy hunting ground

happy hunting ground
happy hunting ground

(euphemistic, humorous) to go to the happy hunting ground; to die


överförfriskad

överförfriskad (comparative mer överförfriskad, superlative mest överförfriskad)

mer överförfriskad (comparative)
mest överförfriskad (superlative)
överförfriskad (indefinite positive)
överförfriskat (indefinite neuter positive singular)
överförfriskade (indefinite plural positive)
överförfriskade (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
överförfriskade (definite masculine positive singular)
överförfriskade (definite positive)

From över (“over”) + förfriskad (“refreshed”). Compare English over-refreshed.

af

Polisen körde hem några överförfriskade ungdomar

The police brought some over-refreshed youth home

(euphemistic or humorous) too drunk, unable to take care of oneself or behaving badly


förfriskad

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förfriskad (comparative mer förfriskad, superlative mest förfriskad)

mer förfriskad (comparative)
mest förfriskad (superlative)
förfriskad (indefinite positive)
förfriskat (indefinite neuter positive singular)
förfriskade (indefinite plural positive)
förfriskade (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
förfriskade (definite masculine positive singular)
förfriskade (definite positive)


bövel

bövel (indefinite nominative singular)
bövels (genitive indefinite singular)
bövelen (definite nominative singular)
bövelens (definite genitive singular)
bövlar (indefinite nominative plural)
bövlars (genitive indefinite plural)
bövlarna (definite nominative plural)
bövlarnas (definite genitive plural)
bövel (indefinite nominative singular)
bövels (genitive indefinite singular)
böveln (definite nominative singular)
bövelns (definite genitive singular)
bövlar (indefinite nominative plural)
bövlars (genitive indefinite plural)
bövlarna (definite nominative plural)
bövlarnas (definite genitive plural)

Alternative form of bödel (“executioner”), turned into a euphemism for djävul (“devil”).

för bövelen!

för tusen bövlar!

(somewhat dated, euphemistic, in some expletives) devil


sjuttsingen

(euphemistic, colloquial) synonym of sjutton


sjutton gubbar

By surface analysis, sjutton (“seventeen”) + gubbar (“older men”).


kattsingen

(euphemistic, colloquial) synonym of katten


naturbehov

naturbehov (indefinite nominative singular)
naturbehovs (genitive indefinite singular)
naturbehovet (definite nominative singular)
naturbehovets (definite genitive singular)
naturbehov (indefinite nominative plural)
naturbehovs (genitive indefinite plural)
naturbehoven (definite nominative plural)
naturbehovens (definite genitive plural)

förrätta sina naturbehov

(euphemistic) call of nature (the need to defecate or urinate)


pudra näsan

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pudra näsan (present pudrar näsan, preterite pudrade näsan, supine pudrat näsan, imperative pudra näsan)

pudrar näsan (present)
pudrade näsan (preterite)
pudrat näsan (supine)
pudra näsan (imperative)

Jag måste pudra näsan

(euphemistic, typically of women (or ironically of men)) to powder one's nose (go to the toilet)


den onde

Det var den onde själv som kommit på besök!

It was the devil himself who had visited them!

(euphemistic) the evil one, the devil, Satan


jisses

(colloquial, euphemistic) alternative form of jösses


lokalvårdare

lokalvårdare (indefinite nominative singular)
lokalvårdares (genitive indefinite singular)
lokalvårdaren (definite nominative singular)
lokalvårdarens (definite genitive singular)
lokalvårdare (indefinite nominative plural)
lokalvårdares (genitive indefinite plural)
lokalvårdarna (definite nominative plural)
lokalvårdarnas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of lokal (“room, premise”) + vårdare (“caretaker”). First attested in 1966.

com+

Near-synonym: ekonomibiträde

(euphemistic) synonym of städare (“janitor, cleaner”)


bekvämlighetsinrättning

bekvämlighetsinrättning (indefinite nominative singular)
bekvämlighetsinrättnings (genitive indefinite singular)
bekvämlighetsinrättningen (definite nominative singular)
bekvämlighetsinrättningens (definite genitive singular)
bekvämlighetsinrättningar (indefinite nominative plural)
bekvämlighetsinrättningars (genitive indefinite plural)
bekvämlighetsinrättningarna (definite nominative plural)
bekvämlighetsinrättningarnas (definite genitive plural)

bekvämlighet (“comfort, convenience”) + -s- + inrättning (“facility, device”)

af

(euphemistic) a toilet, (usually) a public convenience (public toilet)


friställa

Compound of fri (“free”) + ställa (“set; put”).
First attested in 1948.


tufsa

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tufsa (present tufsar, preterite tufsade, supine tufsat, imperative tufsa)

tufsar (present)
tufsade (preterite)
tufsat (supine)
tufsa (imperative)
tufsa (active infinitive)
tufsas (infinitive passive)
tufsat (active supine)
tufsats (passive supine)
tufsa (active imperative)
tufsen (active archaic)
tufsar (active indicative present)
tufsade (active indicative past)
tufsas (indicative passive present)
tufsades (indicative passive past)
tufsa (active archaic present)
tufsade (active archaic past)
tufsas (archaic passive present)
tufsades (archaic passive past)
tufse (active dated present subjunctive)
tufsade (active dated past subjunctive)
tufses (dated passive present subjunctive)
tufsades (dated passive past subjunctive)
tufsande (active participle past present)

(usually with till (“up”), figurative, euphemistic) to beat up or otherwise do (physical) harm to


blommor och bin

blommor (“flowers”) + och (“and”) + bin (“bees”)


den lede

From den (“the”) + lede (“loathsome one”), a noa-name for the Devil.

Fy för den lede!

Fie on the loathsome one! [curse expressing displeasure]


hin onde

A noa-name for the Devil. From hin, an archaic definite article, and onde (“evil (one)”).


änglamakerska

änglamakerska (indefinite nominative singular)
änglamakerskas (genitive indefinite singular)
änglamakerskan (definite nominative singular)
änglamakerskans (definite genitive singular)
änglamakerskor (indefinite nominative plural)
änglamakerskors (genitive indefinite plural)
änglamakerskorna (definite nominative plural)
änglamakerskornas (definite genitive plural)
englamakerska (alternative archaic)

Compound of änglamakare (“angel maker”) + -ska (“-ess”). First attested in 1890. Cognate with German Engelmacherin.

com+

Vi vilja icke uppehålla oss vid det sorgliga faktum, att det öfveralt, om ock hufvudsakligast i städerna, finnes godt om s. k. fostermödrar eller, som de i hufvudstaden betecknande kallas, "änglamakerskor", hvilka åtaga sig fattiga mödrars barn i deras spädaste år, men gifva dem en vård, som antingen gör dem till sjuklingar för lifvet eller bringar dem en tidig död.

1888 November 21, anonymous author, “Ett opåaktadt barmhertighetsfält. [An overlooked field of mercy]”, in Norrköpingsbladet, page 2:

We shall not linger on the sorrowful fact that everywhere, though chiefly in towns, there is no lack of so-called foster mothers, or, as they are aptly named in the capital, "angel-makers", who take in the infants of destitute mothers in their tenderest years, only to provide them with such care as either leaves them invalids for life or brings about their early death.

Gunnar, som nu var omkring tio år, hade lämnats i hennes vård, då han var sex månader. Han kom från en änglamakerska och var så nära döden av svält och uppenbar misshandel, att hans mor, en vacker slarva, ansåg sig kunna, utan risk att nödgas infria sina löften, förespegla fru Glänta en riklig månadspenning för gossen och storartade presenter dessutom.

Gunnar, who was now about ten years old, had been left in her care when he was six months old. He had come from an angel maker and was so close to death from starvation and evident mistreatment that his mother, a pretty but careless woman, believed she could, without any risk of having to fulfil her promises, persuade Mrs. Glänta with the prospect of a generous monthly allowance for the boy, as well as grand gifts besides.

Samtidigt var det 100 år sedan som änglamakerskan Hilda Nilsson hittades död i sin cell på Citadellet i Landskrona. Tidigare samma år hade hon blivit dömd till döden för att ha tagit livet av åtta barn som hon tagit in som fosterbarn.

2020 January 12, Ann Sahlen-Thelandersson, “Änglamakerskans öde i ny bok [The angel maker's fate in a new book]”, in Sydsvenskan:

At the same time, it was 100 years ago that the angel maker Hilda Nilsson was found dead in her cell at the Citadel in Landskrona. Earlier that year, she had been sentenced to death for taking the lives of eight children whom she had taken in as foster children.

I Ture Rangströms opera ”Kronbruden” får trycket från samhället en ung mor att lämna bort sitt nyfödda barn till en änglamakerska.

2023 September 10, Teodor Stig-Matz, “Babyn lämnades bort för att förhindra en skandal [The baby was given away to prevent a scandal]”, in Expressen:

In Ture Rangström's opera "The Crown Bride", societal pressure drives a young mother to give her newborn child to an angel maker.

(historical, euphemistic) A female angel maker; a woman who took in unwanted children and killed them, either indirectly through mistreatment or directly through drowning and violence.


ta sitt liv

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ta sitt liv (present tar sitt liv, preterite tog sitt liv, supine tagit sitt liv, imperative ta sitt liv)

tar sitt liv (present)
tog sitt liv (preterite)
tagit sitt liv (supine)
ta sitt liv (imperative)

Fångvaktaren vaknade, och när han fick se att dörrarna i fängelset stod öppna drog han sitt svärd för att ta sitt liv, eftersom han trodde att fångarna hade rymt.

1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Apostlagärningarna 16:27”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 2025-03-10:

The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword to take his own life, since he believed that the prisoners had escaped.

Under en 18-månadersperiod har sammanlagt 24 personer inom företaget tagit sina liv.

2009 October 5, Olof Nordangård, “Telecomchef avgår efter 24 självmord”, in Sveriges Television, archived from the original on 2025-03-10:

Over an 18-month period, a total of 24 people within the company have taken their own lives.

16-åriga David tog sitt liv, något ingen såg komma.

2025 February 19, Ella Daneshmand-Mehr, “Annas son David tog sitt liv i ett låst rum på ett HVB-hem”, in Sveriges Radrio, archived from the original on 2025-03-10:

16-year-old David took his own life, something no one saw coming.

(euphemistic) take one's own life, commit suicide