kuin kuppa Töölöstä

Finnish

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Etymology

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kuin (like) kuppa (syphilis) Töölöstä ("from Töölö, a neighbourhood in downtown Helsinki"); coined in 1910's, allegedly refers to the removal of a venereal hospital from Töölö to another part of town [1]

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kuin kuppa Töölöstä (colloquial)

  1. (simile) swiftly and irrevocably; used especially with the verb lähteä (to leave) of a quick, forced departure or removal of something or someone