"hver fjandinn" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Icelandic]

Forms: hver fjandinn ! [canonical]
Etymology: From hver ("who") + fjandinn ("the devil"), the definite article of fjandi ("devil"). Literally meaning "who the devil?". Head templates: {{head|is|phrase|head=hver fjandinn!}} hver fjandinn!
  1. (idiomatic) what the devil!, what the dickens!, what the fuck! Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-hver_fjandinn-is-phrase-yR7wbMMe Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "From hver (\"who\") + fjandinn (\"the devil\"), the definite article of fjandi (\"devil\"). Literally meaning \"who the devil?\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hver fjandinn !",
      "tags": [
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        {
          "english": "What the fuck is going on here?!",
          "text": "Hver fjandinn gengur hér á?!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "What the fuck is this?",
          "text": "Hver fjandinn er þetta?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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          "what the dickens",
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          "what the fuck",
          "what the fuck"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) what the devil!, what the dickens!, what the fuck!"
      ],
      "tags": [
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  "word": "hver fjandinn"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hver fjandinn !",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "phrase",
        "head": "hver fjandinn!"
      },
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        "Icelandic terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "What the fuck is going on here?!",
          "text": "Hver fjandinn gengur hér á?!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "What the fuck is this?",
          "text": "Hver fjandinn er þetta?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what the devil!, what the dickens!, what the fuck!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "what the devil",
          "what the devil"
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        [
          "what the dickens",
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        ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hver fjandinn"
}

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