piupaut
Finnish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editOnomatopoeic; piu and pau imitate the sound of bells.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editpiupaut (informal)
- Used to indicate that somebody else's opinion means nothing to the speaker.
- "Piupaut lintudirektiiville", otsikoi Helsingin Sanomat pääkirjoituksensa tänään.
- "Forget the bird directive" read the header of Helsingin Sanomat's editorial today.
- Piupaut sinulle!
- I don't care what you say!
Usage notes
edit- Usually followed by an indication of who or what is being scorned (in allative case).
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “piupaut”, 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 2023-07-03