bajs

bajs

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1842 as baj ("feces"), usually in the expression fy baj, a form of reprimand used for and by small children. Johan Ernst Rietz Svenskt dialektlexikon ("Swedish dialect dictionary") also suggests[1] a relation to Middle High German baht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bajs/

Noun

bajs n

1. (colloquial, childish) Feces, poop.

   Du luktar bajs.

   You smell [like] poop.

Declension

Declension of bajs
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bajs	bajset	—	—
Genitive	bajs	bajsets	—	—

Derived terms

• bajsa

References

1. baj in Johan Ernst Rietz, Svenskt dialektlexikon (1862–1867)