ympäri ämpäri

Finnish

Etymology

A rhyme based on ympäri (“around”), literally ympäri (“around”) ämpäri (“bucket”), the latter word picked more for the rhyme than any sort of meaning.

Adverb

ympäri ämpäri (colloquial)

1. criss-cross, crisscross, aimlessly around

   Vietimme kesäloman ajelemalla Suomea ympäri ämpäri.

   We spent the summer vacation by driving crisscross in Finland.

Synonyms

• pitkin poikin
• ristiin rastiin