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perso.

greedy [with allative ‘for’] (consumed by selfish desires for something that brings pleasure, e.g. sweet, unhealthy food)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈperso/[ˈpe̞rs̠o̞]
  1. greedy [with allative ‘for’] (consumed by selfish desires for something that brings pleasure, e.g. sweet, unhealthy food)

    Nalle Puh on perso hunajalle.
    Olen todella perso makealle.
Where this word comes from

perse + -o, derived from perse (“arse”). Compare dialectal makeaperse (“sweet-toothed person”, literally “sweet ass”), colloquial herkkuperse and e.g. olla makean perään (“to be greedy for sweet”, literally “to be after sweet”).

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