munläder
Swedish
Etymology
mun (“mouth”) + läder (“leather”)
Noun
munläder n
- (colloquial) speaking skill (in the sense of being able to talk people into what one wants, talking oneself out of situations, having good comebacks, and the like), gift of the gab
Usage notes
Often in the phrase "ha välsmort munläder" (have well-greased mouth leather).
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | munläder | munläders |
| definite | munlädret | munlädrets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |