skottglugg

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

skott (shot) +‎ glugg (small opening)

Noun[edit]

skottglugg c

  1. a small opening to shoot through; a loophole, a gunport, etc.
  2. (figuratively, in "i skottgluggen") under fire (subjected to criticism or the like)
    Företaget har återigen hamnat i skottgluggen efter nya avslöjanden
    The company has once again come under fire ("ended up in the loophole") after new revelations

Declension[edit]

Declension of skottglugg 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skottglugg skottgluggen skottgluggar skottgluggarna
Genitive skottgluggs skottgluggens skottgluggars skottgluggarnas

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