salikatt
Norwegian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Named after police chief Fredrik Theokar Salicath (1847–1911), who was much maligned by the inhabitants of Bergen, Stavanger and Larvik. It could simultaneously be a minced oath of Satan, and has certainly been in use as such.
Interjection edit
salikatt
- (dialectal, colloquial, euphemistic, chiefly in Stavanger) a lighter curse word used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc., but also pleasant surprise
Further reading edit
- (Norwegian) www.aftenbladet: Å Salicath, for en bølle du var