sunkig

Swedish

Etymology

Unknown. Attested since 1990. Possibly from English sunken.

Adjective

sunkig (comparative sunkigare, superlative sunkigast)

  1. (colloquial) shabby, sleazy
    Vi käkade på en sunkig pizzeria
    We had food at a shabby pizzeria
    Vi hamnade på en riktigt sunkig bar
    We ended up at a real sleazy bar
    – Såg du hur han gick runt och kliade sig i röven helt obrytt? – Jo, han har alltid varit lite sunkig.
    – Did you see him walking around scratching his ass totally unconcerned? – Yeah, he's always been a bit gross.

Declension

Inflection of sunkig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular sunkig sunkigare sunkigast
neuter singular sunkigt sunkigare sunkigast
plural sunkiga sunkigare sunkigast
masculine plural2 sunkige sunkigare sunkigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 sunkige sunkigare sunkigaste
all sunkiga sunkigare sunkigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

  • sunkhak (“dive bar, shabby joint”)
  • sunk (“shabbiness, sleaziness”)

References

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