sikin sokin

Finnish

Etymology

A rhyming phrase based on (the instructive plural form of) sokea (standard sokein).

Adverb

sikin sokin

1. topsy-turvy (disorderly; chaotically)

Synonyms

• hujan hajan
• mullin mallin
• sekaisin

Further reading

• “sikin sokin”, 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