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Swedish
Etymology
From French juste.
Adjective
schysst (comparative schysstare, superlative schysstast)
- (informal, of a person) nice, helpful
- Antonym: oschysst
Han är en schysst snubbe- He's a nice guy
Schysst att du hjälpte till!- Nice of you to help!
- (colloquial) good, nice
De brukar spelar schysst musik- They usually play good music
De har schyssta burgare- They have nice burgers
Så du klarade uppkörningen? Schysst!- So you passed your driving test? Cool!
- fair, not involving trickery, deceit, or unjustness
- Antonym: oschysst
ett schysst avtal- a fair agreement
Deras hemsida ser konstig ut. Är det där verkligen en schysst firma?- Their homepage looks weird. Is that really a trustworthy ("fair-playing") company?
en schysst tackling- a fair tackle (in soccer)
Usage notes
Despite being the most common spelling, schysst still only appears in Svensk ordbok (SO) and not in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL). The recommended spelling for a long time was sjyst, but has not taken off. See this DN article for some background.
Declension
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
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