Kalle Anka
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Swedish
Etymology
Possibly from Kalle (nickname for Karl) and a pun on kall anka (cold duck), a common dish in Swedish restaurants between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Kalle Anka c (genitive Kalle Ankas)
- Donald Duck (Disney character)
- a Christmas TV special broadcast every Christmas Eve, when Christmas is celebrated in Sweden (with the full title "Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul" – "From All of Us to All of You" in English)
- (colloquial) Something false or insincere, not to be taken seriously.
- 2024, 52:54 from the start, in Gränsbevakarna Sverige [Border Control Sweden], season 4, episode 14, spoken by border police (Joachim):
- Det här är ett Kalle Anka-körkort.
- This is a false driver's license.
Derived terms
- Kalle Anka-parti (“Donald Duck [political] party”)
See also
- Ankeborg
- Långtbortistan
- Musse Pigg (“Mickey Mouse”)
- läskeblask
- slarvsylta
References
- ^ "Tidningsanka" - Research by donaldist Per Starbäck on the Swedish Donaldist mailing list, July 12 2016.