maanantaikappale
Finnish
Etymology
maanantai (“Monday”) + kappale (“piece”); referring to the common belief that products made on Monday are of lower than average quality
Noun
maanantaikappale
- something made on Monday, dud, lemon (defective or inadequate item, especially in comparison with other basically similar products)
- Peugeot on surkea auto! --Ai, minun on ollut hyvin luotettava. --Ahaa, minulla taitaa sitten olla maanantaikappale.
- Peugeot is a lousy car! --Oh, mine has been very reliable. --Aha, I guess my car has been made on Monday then.
- Peugeot on surkea auto! --Ai, minun on ollut hyvin luotettava. --Ahaa, minulla taitaa sitten olla maanantaikappale.