fusk
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the verb fuske.
Noun
fusk n (definite singular fusket, uncountable)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the verb fuska. Compare Swedish fusk.
Noun
fusk n (definite singular fusket, uncountable)
- cheating
- Synonym: juks
- fraud
- Valfusk og kvitvasking er våre sterkaste sider
- Electoral fraud and money laundering are our strongest points
References
- “fusk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From fuska (“to cheat”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk fusk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɵsk/
- Rhymes: -ɵsk
Noun
fusk n
- cheating (the act of using illegal aids in order to gain an advantage in a test or competition, etc.)
- Synonym: (colloquial) fubb
- fraud, swindle
- Synonym: bedrägeri
- valfusk ― electoral fraud
- skattefusk ― tax evasion
- (in compounds) fake, simulated, faux
- fuskpäls ― fake fur
- fuskläder ― fake leather
- (usually in compounds) bad workmanship, shoddy work
- fuskbygge ― jerry-built construction
- fuskverk ― shoddy piece of work
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fusk | fusks |
| definite | fusket | fuskets | |
| plural | indefinite | fusk | fusks |
| definite | fusken | fuskens |
Derived terms
- bidragsfusk
- byggfusk
- forskningsfusk
- fuskanklagelse
- fuskarbete
- fuskbygge
- fuskeri
- fuskförsök
- fuskjobb
- fusklapp
- fuskmocka
- fuskpäls
- fuskverk
- fuskåka
- fuskåkare
- fuskåkning
- medlemsfusk
- redovisningsfusk
- skattefusk
- valfusk