strul

• IPA^(key): /strʉːl/
• Rhymes: -ʉːl

strul n

1. (messy) trouble, hassle

   Det är nåt strul med datorn

   There's some problem with my computer

   Det är sånt strul att beställa från deras dåligt designade sida

   It's such a hassle to order from their poorly designed site

   Vi ursäktar att det blev strul med leveransen

   We're sorry that there were issues with the delivery

   Tekniskt strul

   Technical difficulties

   Kärleksstrul

   Love trouble

2. (slang) a temporary romantic or sexual contact

   Det var inget seriöst. Bara ett strul.

   It wasn't serious. Just a hook-up.

Also means a tangled mass of for example rubber bands dialectally, which might provide intuition.

• strula
• strulig

• “strul”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “strul”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Slangopedia