ympäri ämpäri
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A rhyme based on ympäri (“around”), literally ympäri (“around”) ämpäri (“bucket”), the latter word picked more for the rhyme than any sort of meaning.
Adverb[edit]
ympäri ämpäri (colloquial)
- criss-cross, crisscross, aimlessly around
- Vietimme kesäloman ajelemalla Suomea ympäri ämpäri.
- We spent the summer vacation by driving crisscross in Finland.