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Swedish slang· Monday 20 July 2026

Fettis

What does “Fettis” mean?

Nickname for Fettisdagen (Shrove Tuesday)

In a sentence

“I dag är det fettis, vi måste fixa semlor.”

Today is Shrove Tuesday, we have to get semlor.

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