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knycka

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Swedish

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Verb

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knycka (present knycker, preterite knyckte, supine knyckt, imperative knyck)

  1. to twitch, to jerk (make one or more short, abrupt, sudden, fairly stiff motions)
    Popping är en dansstil där man knycker på/med kroppen
    Popping is a dance style where you twitch/jerk your body
    knycka på nacken
    toss the head (backwards, to show disdain or the like)
  2. (colloquial) to steal, to nick
    knycka äpplen
    steal apples

Usage notes

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Sometimes combined with till in (sense 1), expressing suddenness.

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