bottennapp

Swedish

Etymology

From botten (“bottom”) +‎ napp (“bite (of a baited hook or other lure)”).

Noun

bottennapp n

1. (fishing) a fish hook getting snagged on something on the bottom of a body of water

   Han fick bottennapp

   His fish hook got snagged on something on the bottom

2. (figuratively, colloquial) a complete failure, a flop, a fiasco, a low point

   Deras nya album är ett riktigt bottennapp

   Their new album is a real low point for them

Declension

Declension of bottennapp

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bottennapp	bottennapps
	definite	bottennappet	bottennappets
plural	indefinite	bottennapp	bottennapps
	definite	bottennappen	bottennappens

References

• bottennapp in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bottennapp in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)