lagom

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A Swedish word that means the perfect amount of beer, but only if you don’t take more than your fair share or you’ll get a face full of beer and a lecture from your ancestors.
I only took two sips of beer. I’m not a greedy Viking, I’m a civilized one.
My cousin took the whole cup and now he’s getting a Viking face full of beer.
Lagom is the only reason I didn’t get kicked out of the Viking table.
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Lagom is like having just enough pizza for yourself but not so much that you look like a greedy meatball-eating monster.
I took three slices, but I still left some for my brother. I’m not a monster.
She took the whole pizza and now she’s the meatball-eating monster.
Lagom is the reason I still have friends.
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It’s the amount of things in life that are just good enough to not make you cry, but not so good they make you want to scream in joy.
My lunch was just okay. Not bad, not great. Just lagom.
This movie wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good either. Lagom.
My math test was lagom. I didn’t fail, but I didn’t pass either.
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Lagom is when you have just enough to be happy, but not enough to make you look like a greedy, overfed, lazy pig.
I got an A- on my test. Not bad, not great. Lagom.
I had two cookies and left one for my brother. Lagom.
I had enough snacks to last me until lunch. Lagom.
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It’s like having just enough snacks for yourself but not so much that you look like a greedy, overfed, snack-hoarding monster.
I had two snacks and left one for my sister. Lagom.
She took the whole bag and now she’s the snack-hoarding monster.
Lagom is the only reason I didn’t get kicked out of snack time.
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Lagom is when you have enough to be okay, but not enough to make you look like a greedy, overfed, snack-hoarding, lazy pig.
I had enough snacks. Not too many, not too few. Lagom.
He took the whole snack bag and now he’s the snack-hoarding lazy pig.
Lagom is the reason I still have snacks left.
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