Fjollträsk

Swedish

Etymology

fjolla (“sissy”) + träsk (“place name suffix common in the far north of Sweden, especially in Västerbotten – often refers to a lake, though the usual meaning of träsk is swamp”)

Proper noun

Fjollträsk n (genitive Fjollträsks)

1. (derogatory or humorous) Stockholm

Usage notes

Can play into two different stereotypes: Stockholmers as unmasculine, and negative views of Stockholm in the north of Sweden (also for political or other reasons). Often tongue-in-cheek.

See also

• nollåtta