gubben i lådan

== Swedish == === Etymology === gubben (“the older man (used in a generic "guy" sense here)”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ lådan (“the box”) === Noun === gubben i lådan c jack-in-the-box (toy) (figuratively, in "dyka upp som gubben i/ur lådan") to completely unexpectedly show up === References === “dyka upp”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gubbe”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)