ett kok stryk

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, ett (“an”) +‎ kok (“amount of food boiled”) +‎ stryk (“beating”), approx. "a serving of beating." Likely originally from kåkstryk (“flagellation at the pillory”), misinterpreted over time.

Noun

ett kok stryk n

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) a beating

   Någon borde ge honom ett kok stryk

   Someone should give him a beating

References

• stryk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kok in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kok in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)