krumbukt

Swedish

Etymology

krum +‎ bukt

Noun

krumbukt c

  1. a slithering movement (curving and bending)
  2. (figurative, in the plural "krumbukter") contortions (unnatural forced or evasive behavior)
    språkliga krumbukter
    contorted language
    Jag börjar lessna på deras krumbukter för att försöka få det till att de aldrig gjorde något fel
    I'm getting tired of their contortions trying to make it seem like they never did anything wrong

Declension

Declension of krumbukt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite krumbukt krumbukts
definite krumbukten krumbuktens
plural indefinite krumbukter krumbukters
definite krumbukterna krumbukternas

References

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