jytky

== Finnish == === Etymology === jytkyä +‎ -y (political upset): Coined by Finnish politician Timo Soini in 2011; Soini, who was the True Finns party chairman at the time, said the line tuli iso jytky (literally “[and then] came a big bang/thud”) in an impromptu speech after his party went up from 5 seats (of 200) to 39 seats in the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election; this also helped popularize the sense “a surprising and unexpected event”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjytky/, [ˈjyt̪k̟y] Rhymes: -ytky Syllabification(key): jyt‧ky Hyphenation(key): jyt‧ky === Adjective === jytky (dialectal) huge, solid, mighty === Noun === jytky (dialectal) lump, boulder (dialectal) kaboom, bang, smash (colloquial) a surprising and unexpected event or news-feed that incites a strong reaction, an explosion (politics) a major upset, especially a previously minor party gaining a major electoral victory and becoming a major party overnight, or an unlikely candidate winning an election ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “jytky”, 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 2 July 2023