skitten.
dirty, filthy, grimy; not clean
Meaning & usage
dirty, filthy, grimy; not clean
Barna kom hjem med skitne klær.
muddy, dull, dirty; unclear or impure
Veggene var malt i en skitten gulfarge.
dirty, obscene, indecent, lewd
Han fortalte en skitten vits.
dirty, underhanded, unscrupulous; morally or legally questionable
Avisen avslørte skitne penger og skitne knep.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse skitinn (“unclean, dirty”), originally a past participle of skíta (“to shit, defecate”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk skitten and Danish skiden (“dirty”).
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