skåpmat

Swedish

Etymology

skåp (cabinet, cupboard) + mat (food)

Noun

skåpmat c

  1. (rare) saved leftovers
  2. (figuratively) something old and familiar (and perhaps unexciting, tired, or the like as a result)
    Boken avslöjar inget nytt. Det är bara gammal skåpmat.
    The book reveals nothing new. It's just old, well-known stuff.

Usage notes

"Gammal skåpmat" is a common collocation.

Declension

Declension of skåpmat 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative skåpmat skåpmaten
Genitive skåpmats skåpmatens

References

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