jäkla

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • djäkla

Etymology

From jäkel. Compare Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk jækla and Danish jækelig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

jäkla (indeclinable)

  1. (attributive) euphemistic form of jävla

Usage notes

Milder than jävla, but not to the point of being completely inoffensive depending on usage. Somewhere around English darn.

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