lördagsgodis
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Affix of lördag (“Saturday”) + -s- + godis (“sweets, candy”). Attested since 1957.
Noun edit
lördagsgodis n (uncountable)
- candy as a Saturday treat
- 1995, Marianne Hedenbro, Våra otvivelaktigt goda seder[1]:
- Min pappa var framsynt. Han införde lördagsgodis redan på 50- talet.
- My father was progressive. He introduced candy only as a Saturday treat already in the 50:s.
- 2000, Anna Lena Wik-Thorsell, Social skillnad visar sig i tänderna[2]:
- Sämre tandborstning, mindre ordning med lördagsgodis och småätande mellan målen ser hon som orsaker till att de sämre ställda barnen har sämre tänder:...
- Less rigorous toothbrushing habits, less discipline with candy as a Saturday treat, and snacking between meals are reasons she advances as causes for the comparatively poor state of teeth among disadvantaged children:...
Usage notes edit
Used in conjunction with the common custom in Sweden to only allow children to eat candy on Saturdays.
Declension edit
| Declension of lördagsgodis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | lördagsgodis | lördagsgodiset | — | — |
| Genitive | lördagsgodis | lördagsgodisets | — | — |