Definition
Dishonest people or criminals; also bent or curved objects or sticks.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'krokr' (hook or bend) and Old English 'croc.' The word first meant curved objects, then came to mean dishonest people through metaphorical association with 'bent' behavior.
Kelly Says
The metaphor of moral 'crookedness' appears across languages—we say people are 'crooked,' 'bent,' 'twisted,' or 'warped' when dishonest, suggesting humans understand morality through the language of straight versus curved, which is philosophically fascinating!
Translations
ARالعربية
مجرمون
muj-rim-oon
CACatalà
delinqüents
de-lin-kwen-tes
CSČeština
zločinci
zloch-in-ci
DADansk
forbrydere
for-b-ry-de-re
DEDeutsch
Betrüger
bet-roo-ger
ELΕλληνικά
κλέφτες
kleftes
ESEspañol
delincuentes
deh-lee-n-kwen-tes
FISuomi
rikollisten
ri-ko-lis-ten
FRFrançais
escrocs
es-kroh
HEעברית
złodzieje
zlo-d-zie-ye
HIहिन्दी
अपराधी
ap-ra-dhi
HUMagyar
bűnözők
byu-no-zsok
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjahat
pen-ja-hat
KMKM
អ្នកប្រព្រឹត្ត
an-k-ba-p-re-p-rat
MSBahasa Melayu
penjenayah
pen-je-na-yah
NLNederlands
criminelen
kri-mee-ne-len
NONorsk
kriminelle
kri-mi-nel-le
PAPA
ਗੁਨਾਹਗਾਰ
gu-na-ha-ga-ar
PLPolski
przestępcy
prez-step-tsy
PTPortuguês
malandros
ma-lan-dros
RORomână
infractori
in-fra-cto-ri
RUРусский
мошенники
mosh-en-niki
SVSvenska
brottslingar
brotts-ling-ar
TAதமிழ்
வஞ்சகர்கள்
van-ja-ga-r-gal
TRTürkçe
dolandırıcılar
dol-an-dir-i-clar
UKУкраїнська
злодії
zlo-dii
VITiếng Việt
lừa đảo
lyua-dao
ZUZU
abantu abangcwele
a-ban-too a-ban-g-cwe-le