iltalypsy

ilta (“evening”) +‎ lypsy (“milking”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈiltɑˌlypsy/,
• Rhymes: -ypsy
• Hyphenation^(key): ilta‧lypsy

iltalypsy

1. evening milking (milking a cow in the evening)
2. (politics, figuratively) An attempt to gain something extra out of an agreement after the negotiators have agreed on the content but the contract has not yet been signed by the parties or, in case of a political decision, has not yet been approved by the decision-making body. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

• “iltalypsy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02