läppsyl

Swedish

Etymology

From close homophone lypsyl (“lip balm”), from genericized trademark. By surface analysis, läpp (“lip”) +‎ syl (“awl”). According to the National Library of Sweden's newspaper archive attested since 1993.

Noun

läppsyl c

  1. nonstandard spelling of lypsyl (“lip balm”)
    • 1993 October 29, Expressen‎[1], page 51:
      Man kan också få den där må illa-aktiga beroende-känslan av läppsyl.
      You can also get that nauseous addictive feeling of lip balm.

Declension

Declension of läppsyl
nominative genitive
singular indefinite läppsyl läppsyls
definite läppsylen läppsylens
plural indefinite läppsyler läppsylers
definite läppsylerna läppsylernas

References

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