The Alternative Finnish Dictionary

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b
bšlsiŠ (verb)
+ to fuck somewhat old-fashioned or small town/countryside slang

h
haista (verb, in 2nd pers. imperative)
sniff! Important element used to make several important Finnish expressions of contempt or abuse: Haista paska! 'Sniff shit!' Haista vittu 'Sniff cunt!' Haista kusinen muna! 'Sniff a pissy prick!' Haista kukkanen, jonka lehmŠ eilen sši! 'Sniff the flower that the cow ate yesterday!' (A demure way of saying 'Haista paska!')
haista vittu
++ sniff cunt
haistattelu (noun)
insulting people by telling them to sniff things This is general term referring to the use of curses beginning with 'Haista!' As in 'En siedŠ sun haistatteluas' "I can't stand your cursing at me by ordering me to sniff things!"
Hevon vittu!
++ Bullshit Literally 'Horse's cunt' Used when angry, exasperated, or convinced that someone is putting you on.
homo
a gay male person, homosexual commonly used also by gay people themselves. it can also be a strong insult when directed to a straight man in an expression: Saatanan homo! literally Devil's gay.
huora
+ a female prostitute, whore useful when insulting a woman by calling her Saatanan huora, literally Devil's whore. The verb for calling someone with the name whore is huoritella.

j
jumalauta
++ (God Help) Oppositive euphemism to god (evil).
juntti (noun)
simple people city peoples expression for the dumb rural people
jŠtkŠ (noun)
lumberjack; rowdy, scumbag Originally the designation of a profession, this word has undergone a pejoration of meaning so that it is now a common term of abuse. Especially effective in combination with mulkku 'prick, penis' as in 'SŠ oot yks mulkku jŠtkŠ' approx. You're one fucking son-of-a-bitch.

k
kikkeli (noun)
a little boy's penis, prick neutral if used to refer to a child's penis, somewhat stronger if used to refer to the adult organ. The word (middle-class) women tend to prefer when they have to refer to a penis, either child or adult.
kulli
+ dick, shlong
kyrpŠ
++ prick, shlong, wang

l
lerppu (noun)
a penis that has just lost its erection Lierally 'a drooper', the word is also used in Finnish computer slang to mean 'floppy'.

m
mela
a big dick, literally: a pole that is used to propel a boat most common in underlined expression: Pirkko p:a:atti saada _melaa mekkoon_. Pirkko made a decision of getting laid, literally: Pirkko made a decision of getting an oar to her skirt.
Minua vituttaa!
++ I'm pissed off! This literally means 'It cunts me.' It is one of the most common expressions of irritation in contemporary (urban) Finnish.
mulkku (noun sg.), mulkut (noun pl.)
+ penis (sg.), penis with shaft and testicles (pl.) The plural form refers to the entire assembly: HŠn otti aurinkoa mulkut paljaana. 'He was sunning himself with all of his equipment bare.'
muna
dick, penis

n
naida (verb), nainti (noun)
to marry; to have sex; having sex This verb must be used with caution. Depending on whether the direct object is in the accusative or the partitive it has completely different meanings: HŠn nai naisen. 'He will marry the woman' vs. HŠn nai naista. 'He is having sex with the woman.' The noun nainti refers exclusively to having sex.
narttu
bitch
nussia
++ fuck Yees

o
Olen kyrpiintynyt.
++ 'I'm pissed off; I'm fed up.' Literally 'I'm pricked up.' The feminist equivalent of 'Minua vituttaa.'

p
pallit (noun pl.)
testicles, balls A recent borrowing from English.
paskan marjat
+ crap, bullshit Literally 'shitberries' Used to express disgust, contempt, or exasperation.
paskat
+ shit
Perkele!
++ devil
perse (noun)
+ ass, arse Refers to the buttocks; also used as a euphemism for sexual intercourse in the expression antaa persettŠ 'to give some ass'.
+ ass, arse Refers to the buttocks; also used as a euphemism for sexual intercourse in the expression antaa persettŠ 'to give some ass'.inter
pieru (noun), pieriŠ (verb)
+ fart, to fart Note derivatives: piereskellŠ 'to lay a series of short farts', pierŠhtŠŠ 'to fart suddenly'
pillu
+ cunt used for girls between 18 - 25
pimpsa (noun)
a little girl's vulva; cunt Neutral slang in its original meaning, stronger if used humorously to mean 'cunt'
piru
+ devil

r
runkata (verb)
+ to masturbate, to whack off
runkkari (noun)
wanker
rŠkŠ (noun)
snot Syš rŠkŠs! 'Eat your snot!' is a common expression of contempt.

s
saatana
++ satan,devil
slerssi (noun)
+ cock, prick Usually means a cock that is in 'normal' state, not in erection.
stondata (verb), stondis (noun)
+ to have a hard-on, hard-on The verb is used impersonally with the 'subject' in the adessive case: Mulla stondaa 'I've got a hard-on.'
suksi vittuun!
++ Fuck off! Literally 'Go ski into a cunt!' Culturally, an extremely Finnish way of telling someone to get lost.
suoro (noun)
a horse's or bull's penis Used humorously to refer to a larger than average human penis

v
ved:a k:ateen!
++ go fuck yourself! literally masturbate. very offensive. useful when getting unwanted suggestions. :-)
++ go fuck yourself! literally masturbate. very offensive. useful when getting unwanted suggestions. :-)
vetää käteen (verb)
+ masturbate, wank Literally 'pull into one's hand'. Can be used for an act of masturbation, or as an insult: 'vedä käteen!' approx. 'fuck off'
vittujen kevŠt ja kyrpien takatalvi
++ Oh fucking fuck! Most naturally used after the sentence initial 'Voi,...', literally 'Oh spring of cunts and cold spell of pricks', an expression of extreme disgust.
vitun äpärä
+ fuckin' bastard!
voi helvetti
+ bloody hell
voi vittu
++ fuck this

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