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)

1. (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], 2024 December 10