Meaning of jólaköttur | Babel Free

Definitions

the Yule cat: a monster known for eating children who do not receive clothes for Christmas.

masculine

Examples

“Fékkstu ný föt í jólagjöf eða ferðu í jólaköttinn í ár?”

Did you get new clothes for Christmas or are you going in the Yule cat this year?

“Í slíkum undirbúningi skiptir máli að fjölskyldan fjárfesti í huggulegum hátíðarklæðum, til að komast hjá því að lenda í bíræfnum klóm jólakattarins.”

In such preparations it is hugely important that the family invests in cozy festive clothing, in order to avoid landing in the audacious claws of the Yule cat.

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