Dubbelkrapp at the supermarket (English/Swedish)

When I first moved to Sweden I spotted a toilet roll called Kräpp and another one Dubbelkräpp and a kitchen roll called Kök. We have here a chocolate bar called Plopp. There is tinned ham called Bog and if you're lucky you may find a product that is slut, meaning 'out of stock'.

Sent by: Richard

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Pat A2008-03-19

May God bless you and all others with these stories - have just been laughing so loudly I woke up my family! Thank you all for rescuing an otherwise very difficult day - and I will be so careful in future essays into foreign languages!

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James2007-10-05

Kräpp is pronounced "crepp".

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Chris2005-06-16

A widely misconstrued Swedish word is kräpp, which means crepe (paper). It's pronounced 'crap' and is widely used for toilet paper!

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