Lithuanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Wi-Fi. Popularized around 2015, but largely died off in early 2021.

Noun edit

vaifãjus m stress pattern 2

  1. (informal, neologism, Internet, proscribed, possibly humorous) Wi-Fi
    Kitoj gatvės pusėj buvo aludė. Galerija buvo ne centre, aludė vietinių. Pensininkai, nuvargę vyrai po darbo. Žiūri žinias, tada kažkokį serialą. Viskas jiems atrodo įdomu. Ir vaifajaus turbūt čia nėra.
    There was a pub across the street. The gallery was not in the center, a local pub. Pensioners, tired men after work. They watch the news, then some series. Everything seems interesting to them. And there's probably no Wi-Fi here.

Usage notes edit

  • Most Lithuanians most likely simply use Wi-Fi as an indeclinable noun, or possibly belaidis tinklas (wireless network) for a native term.

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