skottglugg

Swedish

Etymology

skott (“shot”) +‎ glugg (“small opening”)

Noun

skottglugg c

  1. a small opening to shoot through; a loophole, a gunport, etc.
  2. (figuratively, in "i skottgluggen") under fire (subjected to criticism or the like)
    Företaget har återigen hamnat i skottgluggen efter nya avslöjanden
    The company has once again come under fire ("ended up in the loophole") after new revelations

Declension

Declension of skottglugg
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skottglugg skottgluggs
definite skottgluggen skottgluggens
plural indefinite skottgluggar skottgluggars
definite skottgluggarna skottgluggarnas

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