djók

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from English joke.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tjouːk/

Noun

djók n (genitive singular djóks, nominative plural djók)

  1. (slang) a joke
    Þetta er án djóks það fyndnasta sem ég hef séð. ― No joke, this is the funniest thing I've ever seen.
    Slappaðu af, þetta var bara djók ― Relax, it was just a joke.

Usage notes

Also exists in the less common masculine form djókur.

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Interjection

djók

  1. (slang) joking!, joke!
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