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| Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagom | Not too much and not too little | Swedish | measurement | |
| Badkruka | Someone who refuses to enter a body of water. Eg. Get in the lake you badkruka, or am I going to have to pull you in by your beard? | Swedish | funny nature explore | |
| Vabba | To be at home with the kids | Swedish | family | |
| Livsnjutare | Someone who loves life deeply | Swedish | love life beauty | |
| Fika | Coffee and cake break with friends or colleagues | Swedish | food friends | |
| Uffda | A sympathetic word to be used when someone else is in pain. It combines ‘Ouch for you’ and ‘Oh, I’m sorry you hurt yourself’ | Swedish | empathy emotion awareness | |
| Resfeber | Travel fever/bug; the feeling of excitement and nervousness experienced by a traveller before undertaking a journey. | Swedish | travel physical | |
| Dygn | Day and night; 24 hours | Swedish | measurement | |
| Fika | Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet | Swedish | food society | |
| Kulturbärare | Lit. culture-bearer or culture-carrier; a phenomenon (e.g., person or idea) that upholds a culture and/or moves it forward. | Swedish | culture | |
| Mambo | Someone that still lives with their mother | Swedish | family persistence society | |
| Jumpa | To jump from one floating piece of ice to another | Swedish | physical nature | |
| Harkla | The little coughing noise one makes, often before giving a speech or dislodging a piece of cinnamon bun from their throat | Swedish | action | |
| Hinna | "To find the time” or “to be on time” | Swedish | time | |
| Mysa | Can mean "cosying up" or "to snuggle", but in braoder sense, it means to "have a nice and relaxed time" | Swedish | happiness time | |
| Gökotta | To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing | Swedish | nature beauty | |
| Nja | Combining no (nej) and yes (ja); neither yes or no (or both yes and no); expressing uncertainty. | Swedish | measurement | |
| Tretår | A second refill or “threefill” of coffee | Swedish | measurement food | |
| Solkatt | The glimmer that reflects the sunshine off a wristwatch | Swedish | physical beauty | |
| Buksvåger | Literally means "abdomen brothers-in-law"; used for two men who have slept with the same woman | Swedish | physical | |
| Hoppilandkalle | Guy who jumps to dry land to moor a boat | Swedish | action | |
| Mysig | To describe anything with an unexpectedly relaxing vibe | Swedish | positive | |
| Njuta | to deeply enjoy, to profoundly appreciate. | Swedish | positive | |
| Linslus | Someone who always wants to have their face in a photo. Literal translation: "lens louse" | Swedish | society | |
| mångata | The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water | Swedish | nature beauty |
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