kräk

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Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from Old Swedish kræka (to crawl), possibly with the original sense "to curve" (and if so, related to krake and krok). Originally of smaller creeping or crawling animals, "lower" animals. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk krek.

Pronunciation

Noun

kräk n

  1. (derogatory) someone despicable, scum
    De är kräk som ger sig på oskyldiga
    They're scum to go after innocents
  2. (derogatory) someone weak, spineless, insignificant, etc.
    en skara ynkliga kräk
    a bunch of pitiful worms
  3. a disagreeable or pitiable (pity-evoking) animal (like "pitiful," but used as a generic invective towards disagreeable animals)
    Ge kattkräket lite mat
    Give the poor cat some food
    Rådjurskräken har ätit upp alla äpplen
    Those damn deer have eaten all the apples
  4. (colloquial) a domestic animal, especially of cattle
  5. (colloquial) puke (matter ejaculated when vomiting – compare kräkas)
    Det ligger kräk på golvet
    There's puke on the floor

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