osa katt

== Swedish == === Etymology === From osa (“smell”) +‎ katt (“cat”). Perhaps in reference to impending punishment with a cat-o'-nine-tails (niosvansad katt). === Verb === osa katt (present osar katt, preterite osade katt, supine osat katt, imperative osa katt) (idiomatic) to start to look risky ==== Usage notes ==== Also appears to be used in the sense of "to seem fishy" by some, though ligga en hund begraven and ana ugglor i mossen are more idiomatic. === References === “katt”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “katt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)