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hoj.

hoy, a (coastal) sailing ship

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. hoy, a (coastal) sailing ship

    common-gender · obsolete

  2. decommissioned ship, used for housing, storage, as a hospital, etc.

    common-gender · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From English hoy, used in Swedish since 1768, first spelled hoy, and since 1883 hoj.

noun

  1. motorcycle

    common-gender · slang

  2. bicycle

    common-gender · slang
Where this word comes from

Used in Swedish since 1910, probably from slang used among criminals.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.