Last year in 2015 there were approximately 13000 new Swedish words that were registered by SAOL (Svenska Akademins Ordlista) and around 9000 words disappeared from the list. This kind of increase hasn’t happened since the 1950s, wrote Johan Lindquist Göteborgs Posten 2015. See the article here in Swedish: link

In this blog post I have collected a good selection of new and useful slang words and words that are very common and popular nowadays. They can be quite unique and sometimes you need some more information on Swedish culture to understand them.

Löneslav: A person who is depended on a monthly, regular income.

Soffpotatis: Couch potato.

Lokalvårdare: Fancier word for a cleaner.

Fickparkera: Park a vehicle with side parallel to curb.

Sällskapssjuk: A person who is bored and desperately need company, maybe a little clingy.

Kärlekskrank: Lovesick.

Bokmal: A person who loves reading books.

Björntjänst: A disservice. Your intentions might be right from the beginning but the outcome of you helping someone results in a disservice.

Hurtbulle: A very active person who works out a lot. Opposite of a couch potato.

Smultronställe: A secret favorite place that not everybody knows.

Bergsäker: 120 % sure of something.

Rävsax: The expression “Hamnar/Sitter i en rävsax” refers to a situation where both options have a negative outcome no matter what you do.

Snedseglare: The expression comes from a sailing term but refers to a person who hasn’t really succeeded in life.

Gnällspik: A person who complains all the time.