huggsexa

Swedish

Etymology

From hugga (“grab”) +‎ sexa (“festive evening meal”). Originally of grabbing food during a meal.

Noun

huggsexa c

  1. a situation where people vie for some limited resource, trying to grab (as much as possible of) it for themselves
    Det blev en huggsexa om de sista exemplaren i butiken
    There was a scramble for the last remaining copies in the store

Declension

Declension of huggsexa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite huggsexa huggsexas
definite huggsexan huggsexans
plural indefinite huggsexor huggsexors
definite huggsexorna huggsexornas

References

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