fokk
See also: føkk
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔhk/
- Rhymes: -ɔhk
Etymology 1
From the verb fokka (“to loiter, loaf around”).
Noun
fokk n (genitive singular fokks, no plural)
Declension
singular | ||
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fokk | fokkið |
accusative | fokk | fokkið |
dative | fokki | fokkinu |
genitive | fokks | fokksins |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
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Interjection
fokk!
- (vulgar) fuck
Usage notes
This expletive is much milder than fuck in English, and is usually not considered taboo, although it is very informal and mainly used by speakers born after ca. 1970, and in particular teenagers.
See also
- sjitt (mild)
- sjitturinn (mild, jocular)
- andskotinn (rather strong)
- djöfullinn (strong)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔkː/
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- fok n
Noun
fokk n (definite singular fokket, indefinite plural fokk, definite plural fokka)
- an act of whisking or blowing
- something which whisks or blows, usually a particle
- (collective, meteorology) blowing snow which reduces visibility
- (chiefly uncountable) a haste, hurry
Derived terms
- gneistefokk
- hattefokk
- jordfokk
- rennefokk
- sandfokk
- snøfokk
Etymology 2
From Dutch fok (from Middle Dutch focke) or from Middle Low German vock, vocke (“a puller”).
Alternative forms
Noun
fokk m (definite singular fokken, indefinite plural fokkar, definite plural fokkane)
Etymology 3
From the English expletive fuck.
Interjection
fokk
- (slang, vulgar) pronunciation spelling of fuck
References
- “fokk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.