nådiga luntan

Swedish

Sweden's finance minister on her budget walk carrying the "gracious stack" to the parlament.

Etymology

From nådiga (“the gracious”) +‎ luntan (“stack of papers, tome”). Shortening of Kunglig Majestäts nådiga statsverksproposition (”Royal Majesty’s gracious government bill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːdɪ(ɡ)a ²lɵntan/

Noun

nådiga luntan c

1. (politics, informal) Sweden’s budget bill
2. (figuratively) an unusual large stack of documents, a thick book

See also

• Budgetpromenaden