lördagsgodis

Swedish

Etymology

From lördag +‎ -s- +‎ godis.

Noun

lördagsgodis n (uncountable)

  1. candy as a Saturday treat
    • 1995, Marianne Hedenbro, Våra otvivelaktigt goda seder
      Min pappa var framsynt. Han införde lördagsgodis redan på 50- talet.
      My father was progressive. He introduced candy only as a Saturday treat already in the 50:s.
    • 2000, Anna Lena Wik-Thorsell, Social skillnad visar sig i tänderna
      Sämre tandborstning, mindre ordning med lördagsgodis och småätande mellan målen ser hon som orsaker till att de sämre ställda barnen har sämre tänder:...
      Less rigorous toothbrushing habits, less discipline with candy as a Saturday treat, and snacking between meals are reasons she advances as causes for the comparatively poor state of teeth among disadvantaged children:...

Usage notes

Used in conjunction with the common custom in Sweden to only allow children to eat candy on Saturdays.

Declension
Declension of lördagsgodis 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative lördagsgodis lördagsgodiset — —
Genitive lördagsgodis lördagsgodisets — —
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