án djóks
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Literally “without a joke”, “no joke”.
Prepositional phrase edit
- (informal) in all seriousness, seriously (often used for emphasis)
- Þetta er án djóks það fyndnasta sem ég hef séð. ― Seriously, this is the funniest thing I've ever seen.
- Án djóks? ― Really?
Usage notes edit
Common amongst speakers born between ca. 1980 and 2000.