summan av kardemumman

Swedish

Etymology

Literally the sum of the cardamom. The latter being nonsensical in this context and likely choosen for the rhyming.

Noun

summan av kardemumman c (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic, slang) A final conclusion or outcome, often being the result of a prolonged exposure of information or experiences. Compare all in all, at the end of the day, etc.

   Alla jag har frågat har tackat nej till att skriva på min namninsamling, och ens knappt se vad det gäller. Summan av kardemumman måste vara att folk bara inte bryr sig längre.

   Everyone I have asked has denied to sign my petition, and let alone see what it is about. All in all, the conclusion must be that people simply don't care anymore.

Synonyms

• summa summarum (literally “sum of sums”)