daiju.
stupid, foolish, idiotic
Meaning & usage
stupid, foolish, idiotic
Älä oo niin daiju.
Onhan se daijua mennä sinne yöllä.
out of one's mind
Se hörhö oli ihan daijuna.
cool, nice
Where this word comes from
Through Helsinki slang, attested since the early 20th century. Apparently borrowed from Russian даю́ (dajú, “I give (a beating)”), conjugated form of Russian дава́ть (davátʹ, “to give”) in the expression Russian даю по морде (daju po morde, “to beat up”, literally “to give to the face”). Compare mortu (“face”) from old Vyborg slang.
fool, moron, idiot
synonym of pää (“head”)
ottaa daijuun
synonym of naama (“face”)
Where this word comes from
Through Helsinki slang, attested since the early 20th century. Apparently borrowed from Russian даю́ (dajú, “I give (a beating)”), conjugated form of Russian дава́ть (davátʹ, “to give”) in the expression Russian даю по морде (daju po morde, “to beat up”, literally “to give to the face”). Compare mortu (“face”) from old Vyborg slang.
Try it on your idea.
daiju has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.