räkmacka

Swedish

en räkmacka

Etymology

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

Noun

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.”)

Declension

Declension of räkmacka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	räkmacka	räkmackas
	definite	räkmackan	räkmackans
plural	indefinite	räkmackor	räkmackors
	definite	räkmackorna	räkmackornas

See also

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

References

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