fanken

Norwegian

1/5 · Mild

What it means

Mild exclamation: darn.

Pronunciation Heard as “fan ken”

English spellings approximate sounds and omit some contrasts. Use as retrieval hints, not authoritative pronunciation.

Used as Exclamation
How it's used

Euphemistic substitute for faen.

How strong is it? 1/5 · Mild

Euphemistic substitute for faen. Ratings are contextual editorial estimates, not calibrated probabilities.

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