slarvsylta

Swedish

Etymology

slarva (“(loose uneven) piece of organic tissue (dialectal)”) +‎ sylta

Noun

slarvsylta c

  1. (chiefly historical) a dish made with finely-chopped intestines and other offal from cattle
  2. a dish made with finely-chopped beef and other ingredients
  4. (figurative, in "göra slarvsylta av någon") someone (hyperbolically) utterly destroyed, mincemeat
    Jag ska göra slarvsylta av honom
    I'm gonna turn him into mincemeat

Usage notes

Though not where it originated, associated with the Swedish "Kalle Anka & C:o" ("Donald Duck & Co") comics magazine in (sense 3), due to frequent usage.

Declension

Declension of slarvsylta
nominative genitive
singular indefinite slarvsylta slarvsyltas
definite slarvsyltan slarvsyltans
plural indefinite slarvsyltor slarvsyltors
definite slarvsyltorna slarvsyltornas

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References

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