slarvsylta

Swedish

Etymology

slarva (“(loose uneven) piece of organic tissue (dialectal)”) +‎ sylta

Noun

slarvsylta c

1. (chiefly historical) a dish made with finely-chopped intestines and other offal from cattle
2. a dish made with finely-chopped beef and other ingredients
4. (figurative, in "göra slarvsylta av någon") someone (hyperbolically) utterly destroyed, mincemeat

   Jag ska göra slarvsylta av honom

   I'm gonna turn him into mincemeat

Usage notes

Though not where it originated, associated with the Swedish "Kalle Anka & C:o" ("Donald Duck & Co") comics magazine in (sense 3), due to frequent usage.

Declension

Declension of slarvsylta
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	slarvsylta	slarvsyltan	slarvsyltor	slarvsyltorna
Genitive	slarvsyltas	slarvsyltans	slarvsyltors	slarvsyltornas

See also

• Långtbortistan
• läskeblask (“soft drink”)

References

• slarvsylta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slarvsylta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slarvsylta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)