pest och pina

Swedish

Etymology

pest (“plague”) +‎ och (“and”) +‎ pina (“torment”)

Noun

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  1. (idiomatic) awfulness, torture, hell (something very unpleasant)
    Nisse ville mest dricka och snacka skit på firmafesten och tyckte orienteringstävlingen var pest och pina
    Nisse mostly wanted to drink and shoot the shit at the office party and loathed the orienteering competition

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