ympäri ämpäri
Finnish
editEtymology
editA rhyme based on ympäri (“around”), literally ympäri (“around”) ämpäri (“bucket”), the latter word picked more for the rhyme than any sort of meaning.
Adverb
editympäri ämpäri (colloquial)
- criss-cross, crisscross, aimlessly around
- Vietimme kesäloman ajelemalla Suomea ympäri ämpäri.
- We spent the summer vacation by driving crisscross in Finland.