stingpinne

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Swedish

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stingpinne

Etymology

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Compound of sting (sting) +‎ pinne (stick). Coined by Swedish journalist Gösta Ollén, based on the slogan of the newspaper Expressen, "Den har sting!" ("It has sting!"), who sold them as promotional material.[1] First attested in 1966[2].

Noun

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stingpinne c

  1. a bicycle safety wing

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Dante Thomsen (2011 March 1) “Expressen bannlyser naken-chocken”, in Dagens Media[1] (in Swedish), archived from the original on 4 March 2011:Jag tror nog snarare att "extra" är kvällspressens signum, även om "stingpinne" som också kommer från Gösta Ollén borde vara en kandidat.I’d say "extra" is more the hallmark of the evening press, though "sting stick," also from Gösta Ollén, ought to be in the running.
  2. ^ stingpinne in Svensk ordbok (SO)