döstädning
Language: Swedish · [ˈdøːˌstɛːdnɪŋ] · Pronunciation: DUR-stehd-ning
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Meaning
sorting out your belongings while you can, so nobody else has to
The story
Dö is to die and städning is cleaning: you go through your belongings while you still can, so nobody else has to do it for you. Margareta Magnusson's 2017 book took the idea abroad. English readers know it as Swedish death cleaning.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Swedish
- Who does it?
- An older parent sparing the children
- Where would you hear it?
- An attic, a box marked 'keep' and a bin
- What does it mean?
- Sorting your things before you die
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