huggsexa

From hugga (“grab”) +‎ sexa (“festive evening meal”). Originally of grabbing food during a meal.

huggsexa c

1. a situation where people vie for some limited resource, trying to grab (as much as possible of) it for themselves

   Det blev en huggsexa om de sista exemplaren i butiken

   There was a scramble for the last remaining copies in the store

• huggsexa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• huggsexa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• huggsexa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)