an affectionate term for a romantically involved couple (a man and a woman); lovebirds · an unmarried couple · a contemptible couple (a man and a woman)
çekim: çoğul skötuhjúa · tamlayan skötuhjúa
köken: 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)”).