focka
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Since 1891. Student slang of disputed origin. Possibly related to dialectal Swedish fokka (“fuck; thrust”), related to English fuck; compare Dutch fokken.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
focka (present fockar, preterite fockade, supine fockat, imperative focka)
- (colloquial) to terminate someone's employment; to fire
- Jag är rädd för att jag kommer bli fockad om jag kommer försent en gång till.
- I'm afraid I'll get fired if I come to work late again.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of focka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | focka | fockas | ||
| Supine | fockat | fockats | ||
| Imperative | focka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | focken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | fockar | fockade | fockas | fockades |
| Ind. plural1 | focka | fockade | fockas | fockades |
| Subjunctive2 | focke | fockade | fockes | fockades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | fockande | |||
| Past participle | fockad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
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Further reading[edit]
- focka in Svensk ordbok.