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Re: Rio de Janeiro (was: Re: Hello)

From:Daniel Andreasson Vpc <daniel.andreasson@...>
Date:Monday, August 5, 2002, 12:56
John Cowan:
> > One example that has stuck in my mind is _fitta_, which in American > > Swedish means to fit, but in standard Swedish to give birth to pigs!
Philip Newton:
> And in idiomatic Swedish, apparently, is the equivalent of the f-word. > At any rate, that's what Swedes told me who were embarrassed when > reading aloud the sign on most Greek flower and plant shops: "anthi ke > fita".
Actually it means "c unt", as in a vulgar way of saying "female sexual organ". You can use it as the f-word, but not in as many contexts as "f uck". (In my mind it's very strong and I would never use it. Can't recall that I've used it a single time.) We all had fun when Nissan introduced their new car model "Nissan Fitta" though... :D ||| daniel