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finnjeeveli

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Swedish finnjävel (literally Finnish devil), a derogatory term for Finns used in Sweden in the 1960s and 70s.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfinˌjeːʋeli/, [ˈfinˌje̞ːʋe̞li]
  • IPA(key): /ˈfinːˌjeːʋeli/, [ˈfinˌ(n)je̞ːʋe̞li]
  • Rhymes: -eːʋeli
  • Hyphenation(key): finn‧jeeve‧li

Noun

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finnjeeveli

  1. (sarcastic) Finn, especially one who resides in Sweden.
    • 1976, Heikki Turunen, Kivenpyörittäjän kylä, WSOY:
      [Metsurit sanovat vain] vodkalimensä ja taksomykkeninsä, niin ettei heitä tunnistettaisi finnjeeveleiksi.
      [The lumberjacks utter only] "vodka lime" and "tack så mycket" as to not be recognised as Finns.
    • 1999 May 3, Kari Korpi, “Helikopterit ja suto”, in sfnet.keskustelu.maanpuolustus[1] (Usenet):
      Hurreillahan on Tp 43x[sic]-sarjan olivatko nyt 400-millisi[ä] torpedoita omissa HKP-4:ssaan, sopisivat varmasti myos finnjeevelien koptereihin.
      The Swedes [derogatory term] have, was it 400 mm, Torped 43x[sic] torpedoes on their HKP 4s; no doubt they'd be suitable for Finnish [literally: Finns] choppers too.

Declension

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Possessive forms of finnjeeveli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)