knug

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Verb[edit]

knug

  1. imperative of knuge

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From kung (king), based on Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's dyslexia.

Noun[edit]

knug c

  1. (derogatory or endearing, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of kung (king); especially referring to Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden.
    • 2016 June 16, Anders Nunstedt, “Nunstedt: Som Max Martin levererade [Nunstedt: As Max Martin delivered]”, in Expressen[1]:
      En röd matta, en miljon kronor och ett handslag med knugen är inte den obevekliga hårdvaluta man lätt kan få för sig.
      A red carpet, a million kronor and a handshake with the knig are not the relentless hard currency you can easily imagine.

Declension[edit]

Declension of knug 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative knug knugen knugar knugarna
Genitive knugs knugens knugars knugarnas