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paska.

shit, crap, turd (excrement)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑskɑ/[ˈpɑ̝s̠kɑ̝]

  1. shit, crap, turd (excrement)

    dated · vulgar
    Astuin koiranpaskaan.

  2. bullshit, crap, shit, nonsense (false or exaggerated statements made to impress and deceive the listener rather than inform)

    vulgar
    puhua paskaa

  3. piece of shit, crap (bad thing, something of poor quality)

    vulgar
    Vie tämä paska takaisin sinne, mistä ostit sen.

  4. synonym of paskiainen (“piece of shit, sense despicable person”)

    vulgar
    Sinä olet täysi paska.

  5. shit, jack shit (nothing, lack of anything of value) (with -kaan)

    vulgar
    Et tiedä politiikasta paskaakaan.
    En välitä paskaakaan siitä, mitä ajattelet.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *paska (compare Estonian pask), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pućka (compare Northern Sami baika, Erzya пскиземс (pskizems, “to have diarrhea”), Eastern Mari пушкедаш (puškedaš, “to defecate”), Hungarian fos). The development of the initial vowel from Uralic to Finnic appears to have been irregular.

intj/ˈpɑskɑ/[ˈpɑ̝s̠kɑ̝]

  1. shit!, fuck!

    in-plural · often · vulgar
    Voi paskat! Unohdin maksaa parkkisakon.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *paska (compare Estonian pask), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pućka (compare Northern Sami baika, Erzya пскиземс (pskizems, “to have diarrhea”), Eastern Mari пушкедаш (puškedaš, “to defecate”), Hungarian fos). The development of the initial vowel from Uralic to Finnic appears to have been irregular.

adj/ˈpɑskɑ/[ˈpɑ̝s̠kɑ̝]

  1. shitty, crappy (bad, sick, or depressed)

    vulgar
    Hän on paskassa kunnossa.

  2. crappy, shitty, lousy, tatty (of poor quality)

    vulgar
    Tuo on paska auto.

  3. fucked (broken)

    vulgar
    Tietokoneeni on paskana.
    Tietokoneeni meni paskaksi.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *paska (compare Estonian pask), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pućka (compare Northern Sami baika, Erzya пскиземс (pskizems, “to have diarrhea”), Eastern Mari пушкедаш (puškedaš, “to defecate”), Hungarian fos). The development of the initial vowel from Uralic to Finnic appears to have been irregular.

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