08:a

Swedish

Alternative forms

• nollåtta

Etymology

Compound of 08 +‎ -a (“numeral → noun”).

Stockholmer sense; from the greater Stockholm area code, 08.

Noun

08:a c

1. (colloquial, potentially derogatory) A Stockholmer (person from Stockholm).
   • 2007 March 6, Malin Ericsson, “Varför allt detta hat mot 08:or? [Why all this hatred towards people from Stockholm?]”, in Aftonbladet:

     Allt detta agg mot 08:or. Jag blir så trött på allt tjat om att förbli den man är och inte bli en skadad “nollåtta”.

     All this animosity towards people from Stockholm. I get so tired of all the talk about remaining who you are and not becoming a damaged Stockholmer.

   • 2020 April 19, Jonatan Unge, “Stockholmsföraktet når nya höjder under coronakrisen [The disdain for Stockholm is reaching new heights during the coronavirus crisis.]”, in Aftonbladet:

     Som inflyttad 08:a i Malmö så är Stockholmsförakt inget nytt för mig.

     As a newcomer from Stockholm living in Malmö, disdain for Stockholm is nothing new to me.

   Synonyms: stockholmare, Stockholmsbo

2. A person (or group) born in the 8th year of a century (e.g. in year 2008).
   • 2023 December 6, Simon Eld, “KLART: De tar plats i 08:ornas första landslagstrupp [CONFIRMED: They take a place in the first national team squad for those born in 2008.]”, in Hockeysverige:

     Vi såg under elitcampen förra veckan att det skulle bli hård konkurrens om platserna i den här första landslagstruppen för 08:orna.

     We saw during the elite championship last week that there would be tough competition for spots in this first national team squad for those born in 2008.

   • 2024 May 2, Makoto Asahara, “Första 08:an genom tiderna har debuterat i superettan [The first person born in 2008 has made their debut in Superettan.]”, in Aftonbladet:

     I den 89:e minuten bytte Utsikten in 15-årige [D. F.], född 2008. Något som gör [F.] till den första 08:an någonsin att spela en ligamatch i en av landets två högsta serier på herrsidan.

     In the 89th minute, Utsikten substituted in the 15-year-old [D. F.], born in 2008. This makes [F.] the first player born in 2008 to ever play a league match in one of the country's top two men's divisions.

Usage notes

• The Stockholmer sense can be derogatory, but is occasionally used also among people from Stockholm.

Declension

Declension of 08:a

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	08:a	08:as
	definite	08:an	08:ans
plural	indefinite	08:or	08:ors
	definite	08:orna	08:ornas

See also

• Fjollträsk (“Stockholm”, literally “sissy lake/swamp”)