focka
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Since 1891. Student slang of disputed origin. Possibly related to dialectal Swedish fokka (“fuck; thrust”), related to English fuck; compare Dutch fokken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]focka (present fockar, preterite fockade, supine fockat, imperative focka)
- (colloquial) to terminate someone's employment; to fire
- Jag är rädd för att jag kommer bli fockad om jag kommer försent en gång till.
- I'm afraid I'll get fired if I come to work late again.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | focka | fockas | ||
| supine | fockat | fockats | ||
| imperative | focka | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | focken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | fockar | fockade | fockas | fockades |
| ind. plural1 | focka | fockade | fockas | fockades |
| subjunctive2 | focke | fockade | fockes | fockades |
| present participle | fockande | |||
| past participle | fockad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
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[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- focka in Svensk ordbok.