snoppmätartävling
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of snopp (“penis, willy”) + mäta (“measure”) + -ar (“-ing”) + tävling (“contest”).
Noun
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- (literally) A penis measurement contest (supposedly where the one with longest penis wins).
- (figurative, derogatory) A dick-measuring contest; a vanity competition about an otherwise insignificant matter.
- Synonym: kukmätartävling
- 2016 March 23, “Batman vs Superman: Undergång från början till slut [Batman vs Superman: Downfall from beginning to end]”, in Kulturnytt:
- Och i den här filmen är det alltså två superhjältar som fajtas med varandra i vad vår recensent Roger Wilson beskriver som en apokalyptisk snoppmätartävling.
- And in this movie, it's thus two superheroes battling each other in what our reviewer Roger Wilson describes as an apocalyptic ego contest.
Usage notes
[edit]- While it still can be seen as vulgar, it is often considered less vulgar than kukmätartävling (“dick-measuring contest”).