myrornas krig

Swedish

Etymology

Literally "war of the ants" or "battle of the ants", from the tiny moving dots that are seen. Compare Danish myrekrig, Icelandic maurastríð, German Ameisenkrieg.

Noun

myrornas krig n

1. Random, usually monochromatic, video noise (typically caused by a white noise input signal to a television, often due to lack of reception); static, noise, snow

   Vad sitter du och tittar på nu? Myrornas krig?

   What are you watching now? Static?

Synonyms

• brus
• snö