fjant
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from fant (“crazy person”) by analogy with fjollig, fjoskig, and similar words. Attested in writing since the 19th century.
Noun[edit]
fjant c
- (usually derogatory) someone ridiculous (in a laughable or annoying way)
Usage notes[edit]
Might be translated in a variety of ways depending on context, like jerk/twat (rude in a ridiculous way), pussy/wimp (cowardly in a ridiculous way), pipsqueak (weak in a ridiculous way), or dork (socially inept in a ridiculous way) – the base meaning is someone ridiculous in a laughable or annoying way, sometimes as a more or less generic invective. Compare fjantig.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of fjant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fjant | fjanten | fjantar | fjantarna |
| Genitive | fjants | fjantens | fjantars | fjantarnas |
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Noun[edit]
fjant n
- ridiculous and laughable or annoying behavior
Declension[edit]
| Declension of fjant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | fjant | fjantet | — | — |
| Genitive | fjants | fjantets | — | — |
References[edit]
- fjant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fjant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fjant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- fjant in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)