на фіг

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • нафіг (nafih)

Etymology

Compare Russian на́ фиг (ná fig)(ru:на фиг) and на фига́ (na figá). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈna‿fʲiɦ]

Adverb

на́ фіг • (ná fih)

  1. (slang, minced oath) euphemistic form of на́ хуй (ná xuj) (clarification of this definition is needed)
    1. the hell, the blazes (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    2. what the hell for (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    3. to hell (Can we add an example for this sense?)
      Synonym: до чо́рта (do čórta)

Further reading

  • Kondratiuk, T. M. (2006) “фіг”, in Словник сучасного українського сленгу [Dictionary of Modern Ukrainian Slang] (in Ukrainian), Kharkiv: Folio, →ISBN, page 305
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