soppatorsk

Swedish

Etymology

From soppa (“soup”) +‎ torsk (“failure”, literally “cod”). See torska.

Noun

soppatorsk c

1. (in set phrases) the state of being out of gasoline

   Synonym: slut på bränsle

   jag fick soppatorsk ― I ran out of gasoline

   jag har soppatorsk ― I am out of gasoline

Declension

Declension of soppatorsk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	soppatorsk	soppatorsks
	definite	soppatorsken	soppatorskens
plural	indefinite	soppatorskar	soppatorskars
	definite	soppatorskarna	soppatorskarnas

See also

• motorstopp

References

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