slamkrypare

Swedish

Etymology

slam (“sludge”) +‎ krypare (“crawler”)

Noun

slamkrypare

  1. mudskipper
  2. (informal) an ambiguous questions in a quiz
    1966, J.H. Schultz, Nordisk råd [Nordic Council. Session], page 506:
    Nämnda antal innefattar även anmärkningar om s.k. »slamkrypare« i frågesportprogram.
    Said number also includes remarks on so-called »mudskippers« in quiz shows.
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