lurifax

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German lūrfix. First part of compound related to lura (“deceive”), second part assumed to be related to German Fex.

Noun

lurifax c

1. (colloquial, humorous) a trickster (one who fools or plays tricks or pranks on others)

   Du hade ruter sju trots allt, din lilla lurifax!

   You had the seven of diamonds after all, you little trickster!

   Farfar är en riktig lurifax

   Grandpa is a real sly old dog

Declension

Declension of lurifax
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lurifax	lurifaxen	lurifaxar	lurifaxarna
Genitive	lurifax	lurifaxens	lurifaxars	lurifaxarnas

See also

• filur
• gynnare
• luras
• rackare
• spillevink
• spjuver

References

• lurifax in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• lurifax in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lurifax in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lurifax in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)