skottglugg
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]skott (“shot”) + glugg (“small opening”)
Noun
[edit]skottglugg c
- a small opening to shoot through; a loophole, a gunport, etc.
- (figuratively, in "i skottgluggen") under fire (subjected to criticism or the like)
- Företaget har återigen hamnat i skottgluggen efter nya avslöjanden
- The company has once again come under fire ("ended up in the loophole") after new revelations
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skottglugg | skottgluggs |
| definite | skottgluggen | skottgluggens | |
| plural | indefinite | skottgluggar | skottgluggars |
| definite | skottgluggarna | skottgluggarnas |