ordväxling

Swedish

Etymology

From ord (“word”) +‎ växla (“exchange”) +‎ -ing – an exchange of words.

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Noun

ordväxling c

  1. a (short) argument or altercation
    Slagsmålet föregicks av en kort ordväxling
    The fight was preceded by a brief exchange of words
    en het ordväxling
    a heated exchange

Usage notes

Literally an exchange of words, but usually implied to be argumentative, somewhat euphemistically.

Declension

Declension of ordväxling
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ordväxling ordväxlings
definite ordväxlingen ordväxlingens
plural indefinite ordväxlingar ordväxlingars
definite ordväxlingarna ordväxlingarnas

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