räkmacka

räka (“shrimp, prawn”) +‎ macka (“sandwich”)

räkmacka c

1. a shrimp sandwich, a prawn sandwich (sandwich with shrimp or prawns (and often mayonnaise and eggs))

   Synonym: räksmörgås

2. (idiomatic, in various expressions, often with glida (“slide, glide”)) an absence of difficulty

   Han gled in på toppjobbet på en räkmacka

   He got the top job without trying (through lucky circumstances or the like)

   (literally, “He slid into the top job on a shrimp sandwich.”)

   glida omkring på en räkmacka

   have it easy

   (literally, “slide around on a shrimp sandwich”)

• majonnäs (“mayonnaise”)
• räksallad
• ägg (“eggs”)

• räkmacka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• räkmacka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Slangopedia