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

• krumbukt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• krumbukt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• krumbukt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)