"hoppa i galen tunna" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Swedish]

Forms: hoppar i galen tunna [present], hoppade i galen tunna [preterite], hoppat i galen tunna [supine], hoppa i galen tunna [imperative]
Etymology: From hoppa (“jump”) + i (“into”) + galen (“crazy (perhaps "crazily wrong")”) + tunna (“barrel”). A widely reported (perhaps folk) etymology derives the expression from a supposed story of a man accidentally jumping into a barrel of tar instead of a hot tub after a taking a sauna. Attested at least since 1807. Etymology templates: {{af|sv|hoppa|i|galen|tunna|t1=jump|t2=into|t3=crazy (perhaps "crazily wrong")|t4=barrel}} hoppa (“jump”) + i (“into”) + galen (“crazy (perhaps "crazily wrong")”) + tunna (“barrel”) Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|hoppar i galen tunna|preterite|hoppade i galen tunna|supine|hoppat i galen tunna|imperative|hoppa i galen tunna|head=hoppa i galen tunna}} hoppa i galen tunna (present hoppar i galen tunna, preterite hoppade i galen tunna, supine hoppat i galen tunna, imperative hoppa i galen tunna)
  1. (idiomatic) to make a (terribly) wrong decision Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-hoppa_i_galen_tunna-sv-verb-ZTYXCD0K Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hoppa i galen tunna meaning in All languages combined (2.0kB)

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