jukolauta

Finnish

Etymology

In dialects, jukolauta (juko +‎ lauta) refers to a crossbeam in a sleigh, but in the sense "damn it, goddamn" it is being used as a minced oath of jumalauta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjukoˌlɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈjuko̞ˌlɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑutɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ju‧ko‧lau‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): juko‧lauta

Interjection

jukolauta

  1. damn it, goddamn (mild expletive)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hitto

Further reading

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