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tyämiäs

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Colloquial/dialectal form of työmies.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtyæˌmiæs/, [ˈt̪yæˌmiæs̠]
  • Rhymes: -iæs
  • Hyphenation(key): tyä‧miäs

Noun

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tyämiäs (colloquial)

  1. (dialect, sometimes derogatory) Deliberate misspelling of työmies.

Usage notes

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  • Sometimes used to mock the lack of formal education of workmen and their subsequent inability to adhere to the spelling of standard language.

See also

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