helböj

Swedish

Alternative forms

• hel böj

Etymology

From hel (“whole, full”) +‎ böj (“bend”). Allegedly from often being kept on a lower shelf directly under the counter as a best-selling product before self-service was introduced at Systembolaget, able to be picked up with just a "full bend" by the clerk. Compare halvböj.

Noun

helböj c

1. (slang) a 75 cl (or later 70 cl) bottle of Explorer Vodka

Declension

Declension of helböj

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	helböj	helböjs
	definite	helböjen	helböjens
plural	indefinite	helböjar	helböjars
	definite	helböjarna	helböjarnas

See also

• halvböj
• helrör
• sjuttis