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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the verb fuske.
Noun
fusk n (definite singular fusket, uncountable)
- trickery, cheating, fraud
References
- “fusk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “fusk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the verb fuska. Compare Swedish fusk.
Noun
fusk n (definite singular fusket, uncountable)
- cheating
- Synonym: juks
- fraud
Valfusk og kvitvasking er våre sterkaste sider- Electoral fraud and money laundering are our strongest points
References
- “fusk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From fuska (“to cheat”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk fusk.
Pronunciation
Noun
fusk n
- cheating (the act of using illegal aids in order to gain an advantage in a test or competition, etc.)
- Synonym: (colloquial) fubb
- fraud, swindle
- Synonym: bedrägeri
- valfusk ― electoral fraud
- skattefusk ― tax evasion
- (in compounds) fake, simulated, faux
- fuskpäls ― fake fur
- fuskläder ― fake leather
- (usually in compounds) bad workmanship, shoddy work
- fuskbygge ― jerry-built construction
- fuskverk ― shoddy piece of work
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