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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

skitten.

dirty, filthy, grimy; not clean

7 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

adj/²ʃɪtːn̩//²ʃɪtːən/
  1. dirty, filthy, grimy; not clean

    Barna kom hjem med skitne klær.
  2. muddy, dull, dirty; unclear or impure

    Veggene var malt i en skitten gulfarge.
  3. dirty, obscene, indecent, lewd

    usually
    Han fortalte en skitten vits.
  4. dirty, underhanded, unscrupulous; morally or legally questionable

    figuratively
    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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.