Swedish interjection· top 5,000 most common

fy

ugh!, sheesh!/fyː/

Meaning

ugh!; sheesh!

In Swedish: usch!

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What does fy mean?

fy in a sentence

  • Fy!
    No! / Don't do that! / That thing you did was bad! [often towards a child or pet or the like]
  • Fy på dig!
    Very bad! / Fie on you! ["You have acted in a bad way!", often towards a child or pet or the like – less dated-sounding in Swedish]
  • Fy så här stinker
    Phew, it stinks in here
  • Nämen fy så hemskt!
    Oh no, that's terrible!

Questions

What does fy mean in English?

fy means “ugh!, sheesh!”.

Similar words

usch

Nearby common words

fy is number 2,086 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary