ful fisk

Swedish

Etymology

ful (“ugly”) +‎ fisk (“fish”)

Noun

ful fisk c

1. (idiomatic) a criminal or deceitful person

   Han är en riktigt ful fisk

   He's a real scoundrel

   I de lugnaste vatten simmar de fulaste fiskarna

   In the calmest waters swim the ugliest fish (proverb referring to bad people turning up in unexpected places, sometimes shortened to "I de lugnaste vatten")

Declension

Declension of ful fisk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ful fisk	fula fisken	fula fiskar	fula fiskarna
Genitive	ful fisks	fula fiskens	fula fiskars	fula fiskarnas

See also

• fina fisken
• ful gubbe

References

• fisk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)