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Swedish
Etymology
Unknown. Attested since 1990. Possibly from English sunken.
Adjective
sunkig (comparative sunkigare, superlative sunkigast)
- (colloquial) shabby, sleazy
Vi käkade på en sunkig pizzeria- We had food at a shabby pizzeria
Vi hamnade på en riktigt sunkig bar- We ended up at a real sleazy bar
– Såg du hur han gick runt och kliade sig i röven helt obrytt? – Jo, han har alltid varit lite sunkig.- – Did you see him walking around scratching his ass totally unconcerned? – Yeah, he's always been a bit gross.
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.
Derived terms
- sunk (“shabbiness, sleaziness”)
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