No. 9,762 in Swedish
gottegrisar
"Gottegrisar" refers to people who love sweets or have a sweet tooth.
In a sentence
Jag och mina vänner är sådana gottegrisar som inte kan motstå choklad.
My friends and I are such sweet tooths who cannot resist chocolate.
Here, 'gottegrisar' is used colloquially to describe individuals who have a strong liking for sweet foods.
På festen fanns många små gottegrisar som åt godis hela kvällen.
At the party, there were many little sweet tooths eating candy all evening.
In this sentence, 'gottegrisar' refers to children enjoying sweets at a party, emphasizing their fondness for candy.
När jag ser en tårta, känner jag mig som en riktig gottegris.
When I see a cake, I feel like a real sweet tooth.
The usage here reflects a figurative self-reference to someone who exhibits a keen enjoyment of sweets upon encountering them.
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