skräda orden

Swedish

Etymology

From dated skräda (“remove unwanted parts of”) + orden (“one's words”).

Verb

skräda orden (present skräder orden, preterite skrädde orden, supine skrätt orden, imperative skräd orden)

  1. (idiomatic) to mince one's words; express oneself very carefully and diplomatically, to refuse to say anything which may be considered harmful or disrespectful no matter how true.

Usage notes

Usually used in the negative sense, "att inte skräda orden", i.e. to be frank and outspoken; not afraid of hurting other people's feelings.

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