slarvsylta

Swedish

Etymology

slarva (“(loose uneven) piece of organic tissue (dialectal)”) +‎ sylta

Noun

slarvsylta c

1. (chiefly historical) a dish made with finely-chopped intestines and other offal from cattle
2. a dish made with finely-chopped beef and other ingredients
4. (figurative, in "göra slarvsylta av någon") someone (hyperbolically) utterly destroyed, mincemeat

   Jag ska göra slarvsylta av honom

   I'm gonna turn him into mincemeat

Usage notes

Though not where it originated, associated with the Swedish "Kalle Anka & C:o" ("Donald Duck & Co") comics magazine in (sense 3), due to frequent usage.

Declension

Declension of slarvsylta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	slarvsylta	slarvsyltas
	definite	slarvsyltan	slarvsyltans
plural	indefinite	slarvsyltor	slarvsyltors
	definite	slarvsyltorna	slarvsyltornas

See also

• Långtbortistan
• läskeblask (“soft drink”)

References

• slarvsylta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slarvsylta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slarvsylta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)