lördagsgodis

== Swedish == === Etymology === Affix of lördag (“Saturday”) +‎ -s- +‎ godis (“sweets, candy”). Originally intended as a form of caries prevention, where legal guardians only allowed consumption of sweets on Saturdays. Attested since 1957. === Noun === lördagsgodis n (uncountable) candy as a Saturday treat, a Scandinavian custom to allow children (or yourself) to eat candy only on Saturdays ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Norwegian Bokmål: lørdagsgodt, lørdagsgodteri (calque) → Norwegian Nynorsk: laurdagsgodt, laurdagsgodteri (calque) === References === “lördagsgodis”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)