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)

1. 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

Declension of lördagsgodis

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lördagsgodis	lördagsgodis
	definite	lördagsgodiset	lördagsgodisets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Descendants

• → Norwegian Bokmål: lørdagsgodt, lørdagsgodteri (calque)
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: laurdagsgodt, laurdagsgodteri (calque)

References

• lördagsgodis in Svensk ordbok (SO)