sunkig

Swedish

Etymology

Unknown. Attested since 1990. Possibly from English sunken.

Adjective

sunkig (comparative sunkigare, superlative sunkigast)

1. (colloquial) shabby, sleazy

   Vi käkade på en sunkig pizzeria

   We had food at a shabby pizzeria

   Vi hamnade på en riktigt sunkig bar

   We ended up at a real sleazy bar

   – Såg du hur han gick runt och kliade sig i röven helt obrytt? – Jo, han har alltid varit lite sunkig.

   – Did you see him walking around scratching his ass totally unconcerned? – Yeah, he's always been a bit gross.

Declension

Inflection of sunkig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	sunkig	sunkigare	sunkigast
Neuter singular	sunkigt	sunkigare	sunkigast
Plural	sunkiga	sunkigare	sunkigast
Masculine plural3	sunkige	sunkigare	sunkigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	sunkige	sunkigare	sunkigaste
All	sunkiga	sunkigare	sunkigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• sunkhak (“dive bar, shabby joint”)

Related terms

• sunk (“shabbiness, sleaziness”)

References

• sunkig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sunkig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)