focka

Swedish

Etymology

Since 1891. Student slang of disputed origin. Possibly related to dialectal Swedish fokka (“fuck; thrust”), related to English fuck; compare Dutch fokken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔˌka/

Verb

focka (present fockar, preterite fockade, supine fockat, imperative focka)

1. (colloquial) to terminate someone's employment; to fire

   Jag är rädd för att jag kommer bli fockad om jag kommer försent en gång till.

   I'm afraid I'll get fired if I come to work late again.

Conjugation

Conjugation of focka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	focka		fockas
Supine	fockat		fockats
Imperative	focka		—
Imper. plural1	focken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	fockar	fockade	fockas	fockades
Ind. plural1	focka	fockade	fockas	fockades
Subjunctive2	focke	fockade	fockes	fockades
	Participles
Present participle	fockande
Past participle	fockad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• avskeda
• kicka
• sparka

Derived terms

• fockande
• fockning

Further reading

• focka in Svensk ordbok.