tuusa

Finnish

adj
Definitions
  • (informal) Used in genitive as fortifier, especially in the expressions tuusan nuuskana and tuusan nuuskaksi.
  • (informal) shattered; only used in translative and essive singular in analogy with previous sense.

Etymology

Derived from Swedish tusan (damn, hell).

Origin

Swedish

tusan

Gloss

damn, hell

Concept
Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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