skolk
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
According to SAOB attested since 1851. Compare with Norwegian skulk.
Noun[edit]
skolk n
- truancy from school
- Coordinate term: bondpermission
- Skolket i skolan är ett problem.
- The truancy in school is a problem.
- (colloquial) truancy in a general sense, absence from duty due to idleness (e.g. work or voting)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- (verb) skolka (“play truant”)
- bondpermission (“French leave”)