knug
Norwegian Bokmål
Swedish
Etymology
From kung (“king”), based on Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's dyslexia.
Noun
knug c
- (derogatory or endearing, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of kung (“king”); especially referring to Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden.
- 2016 June 16, Anders Nunstedt, “Nunstedt: Som Max Martin levererade [Nunstedt: As Max Martin delivered]”, in Expressen:
- En röd matta, en miljon kronor och ett handslag med knugen är inte den obevekliga hårdvaluta man lätt kan få för sig.
- A red carpet, a million kronor and a handshake with the knig are not the relentless hard currency you can easily imagine.
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