jukolauta

Finnish

Etymology

In dialects, jukolauta (juko +‎ lauta) refers to a crossbeam in a sleigh, but in the sense "damn it, goddamn" it is being used as a minced oath of jumalauta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjukoˌlɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈjuko̞ˌlɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑutɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ju‧ko‧lau‧ta

Interjection

jukolauta

1. damn it, goddamn (mild expletive)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hitto

Further reading

• “jukolauta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02