In Finland, the term pilkunviilaaja applies to someone who given to hairsplitting. This word for someone who’s “persnickety” literally means “comma-polisher” or “comma-filer.” The Finnish word pilkun means...
In Finland, there’s an old tradition of counting approximate distances in terms of poronkusema, literally “reindeer pee,” which is supposedly the distance a reindeer will travel between pit stops. This is part of a complete episode.
Sauna is by far the most common everyday word adopted in English from Finnish. A distant second is sisu, a term for “grit” or “determination,” which is particularly associated with the hardiness and fortitude of Finns...
snotting n.—Gloss: the practice of deliberately spreading a disease (between horses). «I am particularly concerned about media reports that prominent owners and breeders in NSW are engaged in a practice known as “snotting” or...
hackergotchi
n.— «Here is my hackergotchi.» —“Yet Another Head Shot” by Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho (Finland) May 13, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
fanon n.— «Daniel does in fact have three doctorates, which was a fanon thing that I totally didn’t buy into before.» —“Fandom, start your engines” by Banned from Finland (zorb) Mocked by the...