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mothårs

Swedish

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Etymology

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mot (“against”) +‎ hår (“hair”)

Adverb

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mothårs (not comparable)

  1. (usually with stryka (“stroke”)) against the direction of hair growth
    Stryk inte katten mothårs!
    Don't stroke the cat the wrong way!
  2. (with stryka (“stroke”), figuratively) in a way that doesn't try to please or ingratiate
    en bok som stryker läsarna mothårs
    a book that doesn't try to please its readers

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