änkestöt

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Original derived from änkemansstöt; änkeman (widower) + stöt (thrust, blow, strike). According to Nationalencyklopedins ordbok the word is the result of a contraction influenced by the idiom änkemanssorg och armbågestöt går snart över (free translation: "a widowers grief and a blow to the elbow are soon forgotten"). Attested since 1923.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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änkestöt c

  1. A strike to the funny bone.
    Jag träffade bordet med armen och fick en rejäl änkestöt.
    "I hit the table right on the funny bone."

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