fin som snus

Swedish

Etymology

From fin (“fine”) +‎ som (“as”) +‎ snus (“snus; snuff”). Perhaps a pun with fin / fine as in fine-grained, with Swedish also having both senses.

Adjective

fin som snus (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) excellent; very nice or fine or fancy or the like
    Sitter på balkongen och dricker whisky. Fint som snus.
    I'm sitting on the balcony drinking whisky. Fine as snuff [very nice, or possibly fine, of the whisky].
    Lyssnar på deras nya album. Första intrycket: fint som snus.
    I'm listening to their new album. First impression: fine as snuff [excellent].
    – Så du tituleras alltså vicepresident inom organisationen nu? – Japp. Fint som snus, serru!
    – So you have the title of vice president within the organization now? – Yup. Fine as snuff [very fancy], mate! [jocular]

Usage notes

Most commonly as "fint som snus" (adverb or singular neuter).

Declension

Inflection of fin som snus
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fin som snus — —
neuter singular fint som snus — —
plural fina som snus — —
masculine plural2 fina som snus — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 - — —
all - — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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