kioskvältare

Swedish

Etymology

kiosk (“news stand”) +‎ välta (“to tip; to turn over”) +‎ -are (“-er”); literally a "news stand-tipper". The term was coined in the 1970s by Arne Sundberg, editor-in-chief of Veckorevyn, a weekly magazine aimed at young women.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕoskˌvɛltarɛ/

Noun

kioskvältare c

  1. A best-selling book or other printed publication.
  2. (by extension) Any good or service that has high demand and sells well.

Declension

Declension of kioskvältare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kioskvältare kioskvältares
definite kioskvältaren kioskvältarens
plural indefinite kioskvältare kioskvältares
definite kioskvältarna kioskvältarnas

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References

  1. ^ Anna Antonsson, "Fråga om språket: kioskvältare", Dagens Nyheter, 8 October 2012.

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