Swedish edit

Etymology edit

smäll (boom) +‎ fet (fat). Attested since the 1740s. Likely originated in describing animals, as in "so fat that its flesh makes a loud noise when struck". Compare origin of smäckfet.

Adjective edit

smällfet (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) obese

Declension edit

Inflection of smällfet
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular smällfet
Neuter singular smällfett
Plural smällfeta
Masculine plural3 smällfete
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 smällfete
All smällfeta
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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