kipin kapin

Finnish

Etymology

A rhyming phrase derived from kipata (“to run and hop”), kipaista (“to quickly visit”).

Adverb

kipin kapin (colloquial)

1. quickly

Further reading

• “kipin kapin”, 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 2023-07-02