tjänster och gentjänster

== Swedish == === Etymology === tjänster (“favors”) +‎ och (“and”) +‎ gentjänster (“return favors”) === Noun === tjänster och gentjänster c pl favors and return favors, quid pro quo, you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes with implications of corruption. === References === “gentjänst”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gentjänst”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tjänst”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)