nödraket

Swedish

Etymology

From nöd (“distress”) +‎ raket (“rocket”).

Noun

nödraket c

1. a flare used to signal distress, usually at sea and shining red
2. (slang, chiefly in the plural) a can or bottle of beer bought at a regular store, in Sweden by law allowed to contain up to 3.5% alcohol by volume, as a substitute after failing to get stronger alcohol at the government-owned liquor store chain Systembolaget (e.g. having missed its opening hours)

Declension

Declension of nödraket

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	nödraket	nödrakets
	definite	nödraketen	nödraketens
plural	indefinite	nödraketer	nödraketers
	definite	nödraketerna	nödraketernas

See also

• folköl (“beer with an alcohol content between 2.25% and 3.5% by volume”)
• sjönöd

References

• nödraket in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• Slangopedia