rattsurfa

Swedish

Etymology

ratt (“steering wheel”) +‎ surfa (“to surf the internet”). Coined in analogy with rattfylleri (“drunk driving”) and popularized by a public information campaign from the Swedish Transport Agency in 2014.

Verb

rattsurfa (present rattsurfar, preterite rattsurfade, supine rattsurfat, imperative rattsurfa)

  1. (neologism, intransitive) to use a mobile phone (generally a smartphone) while driving

Conjugation

Conjugation of rattsurfa (weak)
active passive
infinitive rattsurfa rattsurfas
supine rattsurfat rattsurfats
imperative rattsurfa —
imper. plural1 rattsurfen —
present past present past
indicative rattsurfar rattsurfade rattsurfas rattsurfades
ind. plural1 rattsurfa rattsurfade rattsurfas rattsurfades
subjunctive2 rattsurfe rattsurfade rattsurfes rattsurfades
present participle rattsurfande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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