kioskvältare

Swedish

Etymology

kiosk (“news stand”) +‎ välta (“to tip; to turn over”) +‎ -are (“-er”); literally a "news stand-tipper". The term was coined in the 1970s by Arne Sundberg, editor-in-chief of Veckorevyn, a weekly magazine aimed at young women.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕoskˌvɛltarɛ/

Noun

kioskvältare c

1. A best-selling book or other printed publication.
2. (by extension) Any good or service that has high demand and sells well.

Declension

Declension of kioskvältare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kioskvältare	kioskvältares
	definite	kioskvältaren	kioskvältarens
plural	indefinite	kioskvältare	kioskvältares
	definite	kioskvältarna	kioskvältarnas

Synonyms

• bästsäljare

Antonyms

• hyllvärmare

Further reading

• kioskvältare in Svensk ordbok.