skolk
Swedish
Etymology
According to SAOB attested since 1851. Compare with Norwegian skulk.
Noun
skolk n
- truancy from school
- Skolket i skolan är ett problem.
- The truancy in school is a problem.
- Coordinate term: bondpermission
- (colloquial) truancy in a general sense, absence from duty due to idleness (e.g. work or voting)
Derived terms
- arbetsskolk
- röstskolk
- skolskolk
See also
- (verb) skolka
References
- skolk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skolk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)