flakka

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English

Etymology

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Noun

flakka (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The stimulant drug alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse flakka.

Pronunciation

Verb

flakka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative flakkaði, supine flakkað)

  1. (intransitive) to wander, to roam
    Synonyms: ráfa, eigra, reika, rangla, sveima

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • flakk (wandering, roaming)
  • flakkari (wanderer, vagrant)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse flakka.

Pronunciation

Verb

flakka (present tense flakkar, past tense flakka, past participle flakka, passive infinitive flakkast, present participle flakkande, imperative flakka/flakk)

  1. to wander about
  2. to flicker (as the light of a candle)
  3. to flit (move rapidly, unpredictably)

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