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Stockholm

The origin and history of Stockholm.

Etymology

The verb sense is a back-formation from "Stockholm syndrome," a term coined after a 1973 bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, in which hostages formed an unexpected bond with their captors.

· First attested 1973

Class of 1973

Stockholm first entered the language around 1973.

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