No. 7,801 in Swedish
ufo
Ufo: Unidentified flying object.
In a sentence
Jag såg ett ufo på natthimlen.
I saw a UFO in the night sky.
Here, 'ufo' refers to an unidentified flying object, which is the primary and conventional meaning of the word.
Han beter sig som ett ufo när han dansar.
He behaves like a weirdo when he dances.
In this sentence, 'ufo' is used colloquially to describe someone acting in an odd or peculiar way, analogous to calling someone a 'weirdo'.
Ufo-fenomenet fascinerar människor världen över.
The UFO phenomenon fascinates people around the globe.
This usage highlights 'ufo' as part of a broader topic discussing sightings and mysteries of unidentified flying objects.
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