knug

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

knug

1. imperative of knuge

Swedish

Etymology

From kung (“king”), based on Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's dyslexia.

Noun

knug c

1. (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^[1]:

     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.

Declension

Declension of knug
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	knug	knugen	knugar	knugarna
Genitive	knugs	knugens	knugars	knugarnas