Swedish

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Etymology

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hjärta (heart) +‎ snörp (a pursing up (ad-hoc deverbal from snörpa (purse)))

Noun

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hjärtsnörp n

  1. (colloquial) (figurative) heart issues (from shock or the like), a (figurative) heart attack
    Jag fick hjärtsnörp när jag såg räkningen!
    I almost had a heart attack when I saw the bill! ("almost" to make it more idiomatic)

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