fy fan

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === fy bubblan, fy fabian, fy farao, fy fanken, fy fasen, fy fasiken, fy hundan, fy katten, fy kattsingen, fy sjutton, fy sjuttsingen, fy tusan (all euphemistic) === Etymology === fy (“fie”) +‎ fan (“the devil (swear word)”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk fy faen. === Interjection === fy fan (swear word) emphatic of fan; an (often negative) interjection or intensifier. ==== Usage notes ==== "Låten är bra som fy fan" (The song is fucking great) and the like is ungrammatical (whereas it isn't with a plain "fan"). Works like an interjection. === References === “fan”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “fy”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “fan”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “fan”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “fy”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)