The name "Skruf"

[snusbear1]

To all you Swedes out there, and those who know Swedish, I was just curious: what does "Skruf" mean? Is it a translatable word, or is it a proper name?

As Skruf, both portion and loose, is gradually becoming my all-time favorite snus, I can't help wondering what the word means!

[itchystiches]

I think it is just a brand name, like Skoal or whatever... although I could be wrong of course.

The first time I had Skruf, one of my buddies saw it and goes... 'you are a Skruf'... haha, I've always made the association that it's a play on the whole out-in-the-wild doing some hunting type persona...

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[Snusophile]

I believe it's named after some podunk town in Sweden.

[Faethwur]

I recall reading yesterday that Skoal means cheers or something in Swedish. I can't seem to find the article again but it was a Swedish Match one. Maybe Skruf has a meaning as well, just have to wait.

[Multinic]

I just mailed a Swedish friend of mine who tells me that skruf is the 19th-century spelling of "skruv," which means screw. So Skruf screws you up. Apparently, the combination "skruf los" (literally: "loose screw") means that you need to get your head examined, i.e. something is missing up there. Skruf is from the Swedish province of Smaland ("small land"), which used to be the poorest part of Sweden, and the main source of Minnesota-bound emigrants.

[ponysoprano]

I believe it's named after some podunk town in Sweden.

haha! i've recently noticed a resurgence in my own use of the word "podunk"! Just today I referred to a local drugstore as a "podunk backwoods pharmacy" when talking to a work associate. pretty much everything is podunk out where I live.