piupaut

Finnish

Alternative forms

• piut paut, piutpaut

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; piu and pau imitate the sound of bells.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiu̯pɑut/, [ˈpiu̯pɑ̝ut̪]
• Rhymes: -iupɑut
• Syllabification^(key): piu‧pa‧ut

Interjection

piupaut (informal)

1. Used to indicate that somebody else's opinion means nothing to the speaker.

   "Piupaut lintudirektiiville", otsikoi Helsingin Sanomat pääkirjoituksensa tänään.

   "Forget the bird directive" read the header of Helsingin Sanomat's editorial today.

   Piupaut sinulle!

   I don't care what you say!

Usage notes

• Usually followed by an indication of who or what is being scorned (in allative case).

Derived terms

• antaa piupaut

Further reading

• “piupaut”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• tuuppia