fusk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the verb fuske.

Noun

fusk n (definite singular fusket, uncountable)

  1. trickery, cheating, fraud

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb fuske.

Noun

fusk n (definite singular fusket, uncountable)

  1. trickery, cheating, fraud

References

Swedish

Etymology

From fuska (“to cheat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɵsk/
  • Rhymes: -ɵsk

Noun

fusk n

  1. cheating (the act of using illegal aids in order to gain an advantage in a test or competition, etc.)
    Synonym: (colloquial) fubb
  2. fraud, swindle
    valfusk ― electoral fraud
    skattefusk ― tax evasion
    Synonym: bedrägeri
  3. (in compounds) fake, simulated, faux
    fuskpäls ― fake fur
    fuskläder ― fake leather
  4. (usually in compounds) bad workmanship, shoddy work
    fuskbygge ― jerry-built construction
    fuskverk ― shoddy piece of work

Declension

Declension of fusk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fusk fusket fusk fusken
Genitive fusks fuskets fusks fuskens

Derived terms

  • bidragsfusk
  • byggfusk
  • forskningsfusk
  • fuskanklagelse
  • fuskarbete
  • fuskbygge
  • fuskeri
  • fuskförsök
  • fuskjobb
  • fusklapp
  • fuskmocka
  • fuskpäls
  • fuskverk
  • fuskåka
  • fuskåkare
  • fuskåkning
  • medlemsfusk
  • redovisningsfusk
  • skattefusk
  • valfusk

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