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08:a
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Swedish
Alternative forms
sv nollåtta
Etymology
sv 08 -a numeral → noun.
Stockholmer sense; from the greater Stockholm area code, 08.
Noun
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sv colloquial potentially _ derogatory A Stockholmer (person from Stockholm).
sv stockholmare Stockholmsbo
sv 2007-03-06 Malin Ericsson Aftonbladet Varför allt detta hat mot 08:or? Why all this hatred towards people from Stockholm? https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/0EprpE/varfor-allt-detta-hat-mot-08or Allt detta agg mot 08:or. Jag blir så trött på allt tjat om att förbli den man är och inte bli en skadad “nollåtta”. All this animosity towards people from Stockholm. I get so tired of all the talk about remaining who you are and not becoming a damaged Stockholmer. https://web.archive.org/web/20250123221450/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/0EprpE/varfor-allt-detta-hat-mot-08or 23 January 2025
sv 2020-04-19 Jonatan Unge Aftonbladet Stockholmsföraktet når nya höjder under coronakrisen The disdain for Stockholm is reaching new heights during the coronavirus crisis. https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/kolumnister/a/kJrVQ6/stockholmsforaktet-nar-nya-hojder-under-coronakrisen Som inflyttad 08:a i Malmö så är Stockholmsförakt inget nytt för mig. As a newcomer from Stockholm living in Malmö, disdain for Stockholm is nothing new to me. https://web.archive.org/web/20261009104826/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/kolumnister/a/kJrVQ6/stockholmsforaktet-nar-nya-hojder-under-coronakrisen 9 October 2026
A person (or group) born in the 8th year of a century (e.g. in year 2008).
sv 6 December 2023 Simon Eld Hockeysverige KLART: De tar plats i 08:ornas första landslagstrupp CONFIRMED: They take a place in the first national team squad for those born in 2008. https://hockeysverige.se/2023/12/06/klart-de-tar-plats-i-08-ornas-forsta-landslagstrupp Vi såg under elitcampen förra veckan att det skulle bli hård konkurrens om platserna i den här första landslagstruppen för 08:orna. We saw during the elite championship last week that there would be tough competition for spots in this first national team squad for those born in 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20240815054557/https://hockeysverige.se/2023/12/06/klart-de-tar-plats-i-08-ornas-forsta-landslagstrupp 15 August 2024
sv 2024-05-02 Makoto Asahara Aftonbladet Första 08:an genom tiderna har debuterat i superettan The first person born in 2008 has made their debut in Superettan. https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/pP6xy1/dijar-ferati-i-utsikten-forsta-fodd-2008-att-spela-en-seriematch-i-svensk-elitfotboll I den 89:e minuten bytte Utsikten in 15-årige D. F., född 2008. Något som gör F. till den första 08:an någonsin att spela en ligamatch i en av landets två högsta serier på herrsidan. In the 89th minute, Utsikten substituted in the 15-year-old D. F., born in 2008. This makes F. the first player born in 2008 to ever play a league match in one of the country's top two men's divisions. https://web.archive.org/web/20241216211200/https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/pP6xy1/dijar-ferati-i-utsikten-forsta-fodd-2008-att-spela-en-seriematch-i-svensk-elitfotboll 16 December 2024
Usage notes
The Stockholmer sense can be derogatory, but is occasionally used also among people from Stockholm.
Declension
See also
sv Fjollträsk Stockholm sissy lake/swamp
sv terms derived from area codes