skötuhjú

From skata (“skate, ray”) +‎ hjú (“married couple”). The term skata here represents something ugly or undesirable, as the skate is considered an ugly and undesirable fish; compare skötulíki (“a hideous or unsatisfactory form”), skötufaldur (“a worn or dirty hem (of a skirt)”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈskœːtʏˌçuː/

  Rhymes: -uː

skötuhjú n pl (plurale tantum)

1. (mildly humorous) an affectionate term for a romantically involved couple (a man and a woman); lovebirds
2. (archaic, derogatory) an unmarried couple
3. (archaic, derogatory) a contemptible couple (a man and a woman)