lustigkurre

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

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
  • Sometimes used sarcastically.

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

References
  1. lustigkurre in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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