ajabaja
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown, debated. Earliest known example from a 1954. Possibly constructed from the common human warning signal "ajajaj..." plus Swedish baj (“punishing call”).
Interjection
[edit]ajabaja
- (colloquial, to children) No, you are not allowed to do that!; punishing call; tut tut
- Ajabaja!
- Do not do that!
- Ajabaja, inget godis före maten!
- Put that down, no candy before dinner!
See also
[edit]- baj (“fecal, filth, punishing call”)
References
[edit]- ajabaja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- Henrik Rosenkvist (2019 November 4) “Så tar barnen plats i språket”, in Språket[1], SR P1, retrieved 28 September 2021: “14 minutes, 15 seconds”