inte fy skam
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]inte (“not”) + fy skam (“"fie shame" (fie, in the sense of really bad)”)
Adjective
[edit]inte fy skam (not comparable)
- (idiomatic, litotes) great ("not terrible")
- Att bo i den där herrgården vid havet vore inte fy skam
- I wouldn't say no to living in that mansion by the sea ("Living in that mansion by the sea wouldn't be terrible")
- (idiomatic, litotes) not bad, not to be scoffed at
- Brons är inte fy skam
- Bronze isn't bad
- Vi tänkte beställa pizza, men de hade bara hamburgare. Men det är inte fy skam det heller.
- We were going to order pizza, but they only had hamburgers. But that's not bad either.
See also
[edit]- inte illa (“not bad”)