lördagsgodis
Swedish
Etymology
Affix of lördag (“Saturday”) + -s- + godis (“sweets, candy”). Originally intended as a form of caries prevention, where legal guardians only allowed consumption of sweets on Saturdays. Attested since 1957.
Noun
lördagsgodis n (uncountable)
- candy as a Saturday treat, a Scandinavian custom to allow children (or yourself) to eat candy only on Saturdays
- 1995, Marianne Hedenbro, Våra otvivelaktigt goda seder[1]:
- Min pappa var framsynt. Han införde lördagsgodis redan på 50-talet.
- My father was progressive. He introduced candy as a Saturday treat only already in the 50s.
- 2000, Anna Lena Wik-Thorsell, Social skillnad visar sig i tänderna[2]:
- Sämre tandborstning, mindre ordning med lördagsgodis och småätande mellan målen ser hon som orsaker till att de sämre ställda barnen har sämre tänder: ...
- Less rigorous toothbrushing habits, less discipline with candy as a Saturday treat, and snacking between meals are reasons she advances as causes for the comparatively poor state of teeth among disadvantaged children: ...
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | lördagsgodis | lördagsgodis |
| definite | lördagsgodiset | lördagsgodisets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Descendants
- → Norwegian Bokmål: lørdagsgodt, lørdagsgodteri (calque)
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: laurdagsgodt, laurdagsgodteri (calque)