smellur

Icelandic

Etymology

From smella (“to snap”).

The hit song meaning is a calque of English hit.

Noun

smellur m

  1. a snap; a crack (a loud sound from hitting something)
    Synonym: hvellur
  2. a hit song
    Synonyms: slagari, dægurlag
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