utspel

== Swedish == === Noun === utspel n (card games) lead (first card played in a round) [since 1817] (figurative, politics) announcement of a new standpoint or proposal (theater) way of acting dramatically and expressively [since 1943] ==== Usage notes ==== In the figurative sense, especially common when the announcement is unexpected or startling. Most common in the sense of "something more-or-less outrageous someone well-known just said," especially in journalist lingo. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== utspela === References === “utspel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “utspel”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “utspel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)