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hykle

hykle

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

hykle (imperative hykl or hykle, present tense hykler, simple past and past participle hykla or hyklet, present participle hyklende)

  1. to practice hypocrisy, be a hypocrite
    • Frida Boisen, quoted in Agnes Klem, Lene Skogstrøm, "Advarer mot seksualisert klesmote for barn", in Aftenposten, 20 July 2013.
      Det er på tide at klesbutikkene slutter å hykle!
      It's about time that clothes outlets stop being hypocrites!

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