"helböj" meaning in Swedish

See helböj in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From hel (“whole, full”) + böj (“bend”). Allegedly from often being kept on a lower shelf directly under the counter as a best-selling product before self-service was introduced at Systembolaget, able to be picked up with just a "full bend" by the clerk. Compare halvböj. Etymology templates: {{af|sv|hel|böj|t1=whole, full|t2=bend}} hel (“whole, full”) + böj (“bend”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} helböj c, {{sv-noun|c}} helböj c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], helböj [indefinite, nominative, singular], helböjs [genitive, indefinite, singular], helböjen [definite, nominative, singular], helböjens [definite, genitive, singular], helböjar [indefinite, nominative, plural], helböjars [genitive, indefinite, plural], helböjarna [definite, nominative, plural], helböjarnas [definite, genitive, plural], hel böj [alternative]
  1. (slang) a 75 cl (or later 70 cl) bottle of Explorer Vodka Tags: common-gender, slang Related terms: halvböj, helrör, sjuttis
    Sense id: en-helböj-sv-noun-G6NwRvNc Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "hel",
        "3": "böj",
        "t1": "whole, full",
        "t2": "bend"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From hel (“whole, full”) + böj (“bend”). Allegedly from often being kept on a lower shelf directly under the counter as a best-selling product before self-service was introduced at Systembolaget, able to be picked up with just a \"full bend\" by the clerk. Compare halvböj.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hel böj",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
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        "3": "",
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        "head": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "helböj c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "helböj c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
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        "a 75 cl (or later 70 cl) bottle of Explorer Vodka"
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) a 75 cl (or later 70 cl) bottle of Explorer Vodka"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "halvböj"
        },
        {
          "word": "helrör"
        },
        {
          "word": "sjuttis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "hel",
        "3": "böj",
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        "t2": "bend"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From hel (“whole, full”) + böj (“bend”). Allegedly from often being kept on a lower shelf directly under the counter as a best-selling product before self-service was introduced at Systembolaget, able to be picked up with just a \"full bend\" by the clerk. Compare halvböj.",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helböjarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hel böj",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "halvböj"
    },
    {
      "word": "helrör"
    },
    {
      "word": "sjuttis"
    }
  ],
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Swedish common-gender nouns",
        "Swedish compound terms",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Swedish nouns",
        "Swedish slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a 75 cl (or later 70 cl) bottle of Explorer Vodka"
      ],
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        "(slang) a 75 cl (or later 70 cl) bottle of Explorer Vodka"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "helböj"
}

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