valfläsk
Swedish
Etymology
Attested since 1929 according to Nationalencyklopedins ordbok. From Danish valgflæsk with the same meaning. From val (“election; choice”) and fläsk (“pork”). Note that val in Swedish can also mean whale.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɑːlˌflɛsk/
Noun
valfläsk n
- Political promises made by politicians to attract (a specific group of) voters before an election; pork.
- Alla löften om att pensionerna skulle höjas visade sig vara rent valfläsk.
- "The promises about raised pensions turned out to be nothing but pork."
Declension
| Declension of valfläsk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | valfläsk | valfläsket | — | — |
| Genitive | valfläsks | valfläskets | — | — |
Synonyms
- vallöfte
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