kioskvältare

Swedish

Etymology

kiosk (“news stand”) +‎ välta (“to tip; to turn over”) +‎ -are (“-er”); literally a "news stand-tipper". The term was coined in the 1970s by Arne Sundberg, editor-in-chief of Veckorevyn, a weekly magazine aimed at young women.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕoskˌvɛltarɛ/

Noun

kioskvältare c

1. A best-selling book or other printed publication.
2. (by extension) Any good or service that has high demand and sells well.

Declension

Declension of kioskvältare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kioskvältare	kioskvältaren	kioskvältare	kioskvältarna
Genitive	kioskvältares	kioskvältarens	kioskvältares	kioskvältarnas

Antonyms

• hyllvärmare

Further reading

• kioskvältare in Svensk ordbok.