на фіг
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- нафіг (nafih)
Etymology
Compare Russian на́ фиг (ná fig)(ru:на фиг) and на фига́ (na figá). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈna‿fʲiɦ]
Adverb
- (slang, minced oath) euphemistic form of на́ хуй (ná xuj) (clarification of this definition is needed.)
Further reading
- Kondratiuk, T. M. (2006), “фіг”, in Словник сучасного українського сленгу [Dictionary of Modern Ukrainian Slang] (in Ukrainian), Kharkiv: Folio, →ISBN, page 305
- Stavytska, L. O. (2008), “на фіг”, in Українська мова без табу [Ukrainian Language without Taboos] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Krytyka, →ISBN, page 380