DDR-Sverige

Swedish

Etymology

From comparison with East Germany (abbreviated as DDR in German and Swedish), a communist state with limited personal freedoms.

Proper noun

DDR-Sverige n (genitive DDR-Sveriges)

1. (derogatory, somewhat dated) Sweden, viewed as a country where the state has excessive control over the economy, limits personal freedoms, or otherwise resembles or supports the political systems of the former Eastern Bloc.