djöfulli

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from the curse word djöfull (devil) by imitating the endings of the related adverbial curse words andskoti, fjandi, etc.[1] (Djöfulli can not be naturally derived from djöfull by itself).

Appears in the mid-20th century.[1]

Adverb[edit]

djöfulli

  1. darn, damn (a fairly mild curse word, most often used positively)
    Þetta er djöfulli fínt kaffi!That's some damn good coffee!

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