sjön suger

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, sjön (“the sea”) +‎ suger (“sucks”). See sugen (“craving”).

Phrase

sjön suger

(idiomatic) being at sea makes you hungry
Sjön suger! Vad lagar skeppskocken idag?
I'm hungry! What is the ship's cook making today?

References

sjö in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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