lustigkurre

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of lustig (funny) +‎ kurre (oddball). First attested in 1847.[1]

Noun[edit]

lustigkurre c

  1. someone who often jokes around or plays jokes, a funny guy, a joker, a clown
    Kalle är en riktig lustigkurre med sina vitsar
    Kalle is a real funny fellow with his jokes
    Vilken lustigkurre har beställt en trästaty av Lenin i mitt namn?
    What funny guy has ordered a wooden statue of Lenin in my name?

Usage notes[edit]

  • Sometimes used sarcastically.

Declension[edit]

Declension of lustigkurre 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lustigkurre lustigkurren lustigkurrar lustigkurrarna
Genitive lustigkurres lustigkurrens lustigkurrars lustigkurrarnas

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