án djóks

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “without a joke”, or more loosely translated as “no joke”.

Prepositional phrase

án djóks

  1. (informal) in all seriousness, seriously (often used for emphasis)
    Synonym: án gríns
    Þetta er án djóks það fyndnasta sem ég hef séð. ― Seriously, this is the funniest thing I've ever seen.
    Án djóks? ― Really?

Usage notes

Common amongst speakers born between ca. 1980 and 2000.

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