ammetåke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From amme (“breastfeed”) +‎ tåke (“fog, mist”).

Noun

ammetåke f or m (definite singular ammetåka or ammetåken, uncountable)

1. (figurative, usually uncountable) a whimsy, and/or hyperaware state of mind (and being) thought to affect mothers in the period after birth in which they are breastfeeding
   • 2004 January 25, Linn Gjerstad, “Velkommen inn i ammetåken”, in Bergensavisen, volume 78, page 32:

     Værguru Siri Kalvig beskriver ammetåken som en bomullstilstand, der hun glemte avtaler og fikk store problemer med bisetninger.

     Weather expert Siri Kalvig describes the "breastfeeding haze" as a cotton state in which she forgot appointments and got great difficulties with subordinate clauses.

   • 1999 September 18, “Ta vare på hverandre”, in Altaposten, volume 31, page 15:

     Også fedre kan ha ammetåke, mener familieterapeutene Vårinn Sollied Møller og An-Magritt Rypdal Sveen[.]

     Even dads can have "breastfeeding haze", say family therapists Vårinn Sollied Møller and An-Magritt Rypdal Sveen.

References

• “ammetåke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “ammetåke” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

FWOTD – 13 March 2022

Etymology

From amme (“breastfeed”) +‎ tåke (“fog, mist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑm.məˌtoː.kə/

Noun

ammetåke f (definite singular ammetåka, uncountable)

1. (figurative, usually uncountable) a whimsy and/or hyperaware state of mind (and being) thought to affect mothers in the period after birth in which they are breastfeeding
   • 2014, Ole Våge, “Svangre ord”, in Språknytt, volume 42, number 2, page 15:

     Nybakte mødrer er ofte distré og kan kjennast igjen på auge og ansikt prega av svevnmangel innimellom all lukka. Med andre ord er dei råka av ammetåka.

     New mothers are often whimsy and can be recognized on their eyes and face, impinged by sleep depravation in between the bliss. In other words, they're hit by the "brestfeeding haze".

   • 2004 August 19, Tysnes, page 4:

     Det må vera ammetåka som er hukommelsestjuven.

     It must be the "breastfeeding haze" which is the memory thief.

References

• “ammetåke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.