fy fan
Swedish
Alternative forms
- fy bubblan, fy fabian, fy farao, fy fanken, fy fasen, fy fasiken, fy hundan, fy katten, fy kattsingen, fy sjutton, fy sjuttsingen, fy tusan (all euphemistic)
Etymology
fy (“fie”) + fan (“the devil (swear word)”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk fy faen.
Interjection
- (swear word) emphatic of fan; an (often negative) interjection or intensifier.
- Fy fan
- Fucking hell / Goddamn / This sucks (context-dependent as a general expression of (usually) dislike)
- Fy fan vad äckligt
- That's fucking disgusting
- Fy fan för dig!
- Damn you! Damn you so much!
- Åh fy fan vad rädd jag blev när monstret hoppade fram
- God damn I got scared when the monster jumped out
- Fy fan vad bra de spelar!
- Holy fuck they're playing well!
Usage notes
"Låten är bra som fy fan" (The song is fucking great) and the like is ungrammatical (whereas it isn't with a plain "fan"). Works like an interjection.