Etymology

A back-formation of fuske.

Noun

fusk n (singular definite fusket, not used in plural form)Category:Danish lemmas#FUSKCategory:Danish nouns#FUSKCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#FUSKCategory:Danish neuter nouns#FUSKCategory:Pages with entries#FUSKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#FUSK

1. cheating, fraud, deceit
2. shoddiness (sloppy work)

References

• “fusk” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

From the verb fuske.

Noun

fusk n (definite singular fusket, uncountable)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#FUSKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#FUSKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål uncountable nouns#FUSKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#FUSKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål neuter nouns#FUSKCategory:Pages with entries#FUSKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#FUSK

1. trickery, cheating, fraud

References

• “fusk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “fusk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Etymology

From the verb fuska. Compare Swedish fusk.

Noun

fusk n (definite singular fusket, uncountable)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#FUSKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#FUSKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns#FUSKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#FUSKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns#FUSKCategory:Pages with entries#FUSKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#FUSK

1. cheating

   Synonym: juks

2. fraud

   Valfusk og kvitvasking er våre sterkaste sider

   Electoral fraud and money laundering are our strongest points

   Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples#FUSK

References

• “fusk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From fuska (“to cheat”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk fusk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɵsk/Category:Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation#FUSK
• Rhymes: -ɵskCategory:Rhymes:Swedish/ɵsk#FUSK

Noun

fusk nCategory:Swedish lemmas#FUSKCategory:Swedish nouns#FUSKCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#FUSKCategory:Swedish neuter nouns#FUSKCategory:Pages with entries#FUSKCategory:Pages with 4 entries#FUSK

1. cheating (the act of using illegal aids in order to gain an advantage in a test or competition, etc.)

   Synonym: (colloquial) fubb

2. fraud, swindle

   Synonym: bedrägeri

   valfusk ― electoral fraudCategory:Swedish terms with usage examples#FUSK

   skattefusk ― tax evasionCategory:Swedish terms with usage examples#FUSK

3. (in compounds) fake, simulated, faux

   fuskpäls ― fake furCategory:Swedish terms with usage examples#FUSK

   fuskläder ― fake leatherCategory:Swedish terms with usage examples#FUSK

4. (usually in compounds) bad workmanship, shoddy work

   fuskbygge ― jerry-built constructionCategory:Swedish terms with usage examples#FUSK

   fuskverk ― shoddy piece of workCategory:Swedish terms with usage examples#FUSK

References

• “fusk”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “fusk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• kufs