helböj

Swedish

Alternative forms

• hel böj

Etymology

From hel (“whole, full”) +‎ böj (“bend”). Allegedly from often being kept on a lower shelf directly under the counter as a best-selling product before self-service was introduced at Systembolaget, able to be picked up with just a "full bend" by the clerk. Compare halvböj.

Noun

helböj c

1. (slang) a 75 cl (or later 70 cl) bottle of Explorer Vodka

Declension

Declension of helböj
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	helböj	helböjen	helböjar	helböjarna
Genitive	helböjs	helböjens	helböjars	helböjarnas

See also

• halvböj
• helrör
• sjuttis