pappa betalar
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Idiom
- dad pays
[edit] Usage notes
This is a common derogatory term used by Swedish speakers referring to young people whose parents pay for their lifestyle of liberal spending.
A Swedish expression meaning "dad pays", used in reference to kids whose parents are well-off, especially their naivete.
Also commonly used in the same sense by Finnish-speakers, often with the added meaning that the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland supposedly come from rich families.
Also used as a way of expressing "sugar daddy pays" when a man is buying something extra for a woman.
