gubben i lådan

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gubben i lådan

Etymology[edit]

gubben (“the older man (used in a generic "guy" sense here)”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ lådan (“the box”)

Noun[edit]

gubben i lådan c

  1. jack-in-the-box (toy)
  2. (figuratively, in "dyka upp som gubben i/ur lådan") to completely unexpectedly show up

References[edit]

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