"goddag yxskaft" meaning in Swedish

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Phrase

Etymology: Known since 1800, from a story where a man - almost deaf - is sitting by the road, carving axe handles. He doesn't want to admit his lousy hearing, so when a stranger passed and says 'good day', he believes the stranger is asking what he's making, thus answering 'axe handles'. The rest of the conversation is just as disjointed. See also Danish goddag mand økseskaft. Etymology templates: {{cog|da|goddag mand økseskaft}} Danish goddag mand økseskaft Head templates: {{head|sv|phrase|head=goddag yxskaft}} goddag yxskaft
  1. (idiomatic) a response or answer that has nothing to do with the question; non sequitur Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-goddag_yxskaft-sv-phrase-SOkHZdhS Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for goddag yxskaft meaning in Swedish (1.2kB)

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