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knep

“knep” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a trick (non-obvious, often clever way to accomplish something)
  2. a ploy, (in the plural) trickery

Etymology

From Middle Low German knep. Cognate of Danish kneb. Compare also recent German Kniff. Related to the verb knipa (“squeeze”). Doublet of knip, knippe, and knippa.

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