hacerse el sueco
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to turn into the Swede”.
Verb
hacerse el sueco (first-person singular present me hago el sueco, first-person singular preterite me hice el sueco, past participle hecho el sueco)
- (idiomatic) to play the fool (act dumb or stupid)
- Synonym: hacerse el longuis
Further reading
- “hacerse alguien el sueco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024