ett löjets skimmer

Swedish

Etymology

Literally "a shimmer of gleeful ridicule."

Noun

ett löjets skimmer n

(idiomatic) an air of mockery
De har dragit ett löjets skimmer över FN
"They've dragged an air of mockery over the UN" (made the UN look ridiculous, made a mockery of the UN)

Det låg ett löjets skimmer över hela konferensen
There was an air of mockery/ridiculousness about the entire conference

See also

löje (“gleeful ridicule”)
skimmer (“shimmer”)

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