jäsiken

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Euphemistic form of djävulen (the devil)[1]. Compare dialectal djäse (the devil).

Interjection

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jäsiken

  1. (colloquial, chiefly humorous) Euphemistic form of jävlar; darn, gosh
    ja jäsiken
    gosh darn [ja jävlar]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ jäsiken in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)