lurifax

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German lūrfix. First part of compound related to lura (“deceive”), second part assumed to be related to German Fex.

Noun

lurifax c

1. (colloquial, humorous) a trickster (one who fools or plays tricks or pranks on others)

   Du hade ruter sju trots allt, din lilla lurifax!

   You had the seven of diamonds after all, you little trickster!

   Farfar är en riktig lurifax

   Grandpa is a real sly old dog

Declension

Declension of lurifax

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lurifax	lurifax
	definite	lurifaxen	lurifaxens
plural	indefinite	lurifaxar	lurifaxars
	definite	lurifaxarna	lurifaxarnas

See also

• filur
• gynnare
• luras
• rackare
• spillevink
• spjuver

References

• lurifax in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• lurifax in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lurifax in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lurifax in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)