kacka i eget bo

Swedish

Etymology

kacka (“poop, crap”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ eget (“own”) +‎ bo (“nest”)

Verb

kacka i eget bo (present kackar i eget bo, preterite kackade i eget bo, supine kackat i eget bo, imperative kacka i eget bo)

1. (idiomatic) to disparage oneself or one's own (group or things, generally), to foul one's own nest

References

• bo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kacka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kacka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)