soppatorsk

Swedish

Etymology

From soppa (“soup”) +‎ torsk (“failure”, literally “cod”). See torska.

Noun

soppatorsk c

1. (in set phrases) the state of being out of gasoline

   Synonym: slut på bränsle

   jag fick soppatorsk ― I ran out of gasoline

   jag har soppatorsk ― I am out of gasoline

Declension

Declension of soppatorsk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	soppatorsk	soppatorsken	soppatorskar	soppatorskarna
Genitive	soppatorsks	soppatorskens	soppatorskars	soppatorskarnas

See also

• motorstopp

References

• soppatorsk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• soppatorsk in Svensk ordbok (SO)