Talk:Finnjävel

Urban dictionry

I am not sure this is RS.Slatersteven (talk) 12:44, 13 March 2018 (UTC) Also (a bit OR) but if Finnjävel means finish devils would not satans finjävlar mean Satans Finish devils? Or does Satans mean damn in Finish?Slatersteven (talk) 12:47, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Could be translated as "damn finnish devils". Kyz2 (talk) 13:28, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Is not "Saatana" finish for Satan? Do you have a source (as in a real dictionary) that says satans is (or can be translated as) damn (kirottu) in Finish?Slatersteven (talk) 13:31, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

I meant it could be "freely translated" like that to English. Kyz2 (talk) 13:57, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

As I said do you have a source for this claim, Satan is a name (and as far as I can tell this does not change in Finish, indeed as far as I can tell Satans is not even a finish word, as said it is Saatana).Slatersteven (talk) 14:09, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Finish restaurant

[[1]], so not that much of an insult. In fact this is the major hit on google, a restaurant.Slatersteven (talk) 12:52, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

They probably thought that Scandinavian-style restaurant with that name would be funny. Kyz2 (talk) 13:20, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Maybe, or maybe this it is not really an insult, who knows? The fact that apart from pages linking to urban dictionary this is the only hits I am getting for the term does not tell me it was in wide spread use as an insult, or if it ever was (or maybe it is a kind of indirect marketing, get the name of the restaurant out there).13:27, 13 March 2018 (UTC)Slatersteven (talk)

The insult definitely existed before the restaurant. Too bad I can't really find any better sources to refer than urban dictionary so this will most likely be deleted. Kyz2 (talk) 14:12, 13 March 2018 (UTC)