bajs

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1842 as baj ("feces"), usually in the expression fy baj, a form of reprimand used for and by small children. Johan Ernst Rietz Svenskt dialektlexikon ("Swedish dialect dictionary") also suggests[1] a relation to Middle High German baht.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bajs/

Noun

bajs n

  1. (colloquial, childish) Feces, poop.
    Du luktar bajs.
    You smell [like] poop.

Declension
Declension of bajs 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative bajs bajset — —
Genitive bajs bajsets — —

Derived terms

References
  1. baj in Johan Ernst Rietz, Svenskt dialektlexikon (1862–1867)
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