strypgrepp

Swedish

Etymology

strypa (“strangle”) +‎ grepp (“grip, hold”)

Noun

strypgrepp n

  1. a grip around someone's neck with the hands (as when strangling), a literal stranglehold
    att ta strypgrepp
    to put one's hands around someone's neck
  2. a figurative stranglehold (stifling control)
  3. (professional wrestling) a chokehold

Usage notes

SAOB (and the author's intuition) says hands (outside professional wrestling), but likely to be a bit inconsistent. Compare strupgrepp (“chokehold”).

Declension
Declension of strypgrepp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative strypgrepp strypgreppet strypgrepp strypgreppen
Genitive strypgrepps strypgreppets strypgrepps strypgreppens

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