'Forgotten' Swedish words

Nordstjernan has reported on new words in the Swedish language, but what about our forgotten words from the past?  

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  A “svingpjatt” wore a long suit jacket coupled with pants to the ankle and a broad tie. His hair, thick and cut squarely at the back, was crowned with a huge, broad-brimmed hat called “kanna”. His shoes came with a platform and he wore striped, pastel-colored socks. Reminds you a bit of the fashion in the 1980’s, doesn’t it?

• Forgotten Swedish words
  We found an interesting bloggsite called “glömda ord” (forgotten words) with a couple of expressions not used today, or at least not very often. Here are some of them, do you remember? The website challenges you to use one of the words in a natural way every day to preserve them.
  Are you up for it?

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  “Hyllpapper”, for decorating the kitchen “skafferi” or cupboards.

• Sipp: prudish
  Bäva: tremble
  Ovålig: careless
  Stanniolpapper: old-fashioned word for aluminum foil
  Bombis: to be “bombis” is to be sure about something
  Bäckibölja: crepe fabric
  Svingpjatt: a young man in the 1940’s who loved swing music and dressed in a special way.
  Länsman: police
  Byk: old-fashioned word for dirty laundry
  Hyllpapper: shelf paper
  Knussla: to be stingy
  Snajsig: cool as in “you look cool”
  Salongsfähig: to be fit to join higher ranks

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  “Länsman” sounds a bit statelier than just “polis”

• For more forgotten words (in Swedish only): Glömda Ord