höpsis

Finnish

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin; compare höpöttää.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhøpsis/, [ˈhø̞ps̠is̠]
Rhymes: -øpsis
Syllabification^(key): höp‧sis

Interjection

höpsis

nonsense (expression of disbelief or dismissal as false)

Synonyms

höpsistä
höpö-höpö
höpönlöpön

Further reading

“höpsis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

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