fokk
See also: føkk
Icelandic
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /fɔhk/
- Rhymes: -ɔhk
Etymology 1
    
From the verb fokka (“to loiter, loaf around”).
Noun
    
fokk n (genitive singular fokks, no plural)
Declension
    
declension of fokk
| n-s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fokk | fokkið | 
| accusative | fokk | fokkið | 
| dative | fokki | fokkinu | 
| genitive | fokks | fokksins | 
Usage notes
    
This expletive is much milder than fuck in English, and is usually not considered taboo, although it is very informal and mainly used by speakers born after ca. 1970, and in particular teenagers.
See also
    
- sjitt (mild)
- sjitturinn (mild, jocular)
- andskotinn (rather strong)
- djöfullinn (strong)
Norwegian Nynorsk
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /fɔkː/
Alternative forms
    
- fok n
Etymology 2
    
From Dutch fok (from Middle Dutch focke) or from Middle Low German vock, vocke (“a puller”).
References
    
- “fokk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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