lurifax
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Low German lūrfix. First part of compound related to lura (“deceive”), second part assumed to be related to German Fex.
Noun
editlurifax c
- (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
editDeclension of lurifax
See also
editReferences
edit- 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)