Dinner Party Slang
What people actually say around a Swedish table once the second bottle is open.
Dinner-party slang: finporslinet out, snaps poured, the hallway goodbye that never ends — vi gör om det.
- 1
käk
grub
Tip: casual, all ages
- 2
gott
tasty
Tip: neutral-casual; the highest praise Swedes give food
- 3
asgott
absolutely delicious
Tip: youth, casual
- 4
proppmätt
stuffed
Tip: casual; lit. 'stuffed full'
- 5
ett litet plock
a nibble
Tip: casual
- 6
tilltugg
snacks
Tip: neutral-casual
- 7
en flaska vin
a bottle of wine
Tip: neutral
- 8
en påfyllning
a top-up
Tip: casual
- 9
en snaps
a shot of schnapps
Tip: neutral; traditional at holidays
- 10
ha kul
to have a laugh
Tip: casual
- 11
skitroligt
hilarious
Tip: casual, mildly vulgar
- 12
trist
boring
Tip: casual
- 13
en pratkvarn
a chatterbox
Tip: casual, teasing; lit. 'a talk-mill'
- 14
tjata
to go on and on
Tip: casual, mildly disapproving
- 15
skvallra
to gossip
Tip: casual
- 16
pinsamt
awkward
Tip: casual, very common
- 17
cringe
cringe
Tip: youth, casual; English loan, used as is
- 18
snyggt!
nice one!
Tip: casual
- 19
seriöst?
seriously?
Tip: casual
- 20
aldrig i livet
no way
Tip: casual
- 21
helt slut
knackered
Tip: casual
- 22
kalla det en kväll
to call it a night
Tip: casual
- 23
en taxi hem
a taxi home
Tip: neutral
- 24
sista bussen
the last bus
Tip: neutral-casual; a real deadline in Sweden
- 25
krascha i soffan
to crash on the sofa
Tip: youth, casual
- 26
en riktigt bra kväll
a good night out
Tip: casual
- 27
ett kalasbord
a spread
Tip: casual; a table groaning with food
- 28
en påtagning
seconds
Tip: casual
- 29
en matlåda hem
a doggy bag
Tip: casual; increasingly normal
- 30
rester
leftovers
Tip: neutral-casual
- 31
finporslinet
the good china
Tip: casual
- 32
finglasen
the good glasses
Tip: casual
- 33
flott
posh
Tip: casual
- 34
överdrivet
over the top
Tip: casual
- 35
lågmält
understated
Tip: neutral; the Swedish ideal
- 36
hemtrevligt
homely
Tip: casual, warm
- 37
lite stelt
a bit stiff
Tip: casual
- 38
det lossnade sen
it loosened up later
Tip: casual
- 39
det bra snacket började vid elva
the good conversation started at eleven
Tip: casual
- 40
ett långt avsked
a long goodbye
Tip: casual; a Swedish speciality
- 41
står och pratar i hallen
still talking in the hall
Tip: casual
- 42
jackan på, pratar fortfarande
coats on, still talking
Tip: casual
- 43
smita tidigt
to sneak off early
Tip: casual
- 44
smita utan att säga hej då
an Irish goodbye
Tip: casual; deeply un-Swedish
- 45
en toppenkväll
a great night
Tip: casual
- 46
vi gör om det
let's do it again
Tip: casual