djöfulli

Icelandic

Etymology

Derived from the curse word djöfull (“devil”) by imitating the endings of the related adverbial curse words andskoti, fjandi, etc.[1] (Djöfulli can not be naturally derived from djöfull by itself).

Appears in the mid-20th century.[1]

Adverb

djöfulli

  1. darn, damn (a fairly mild curse word, most often used positively)
    Þetta er djöfulli fínt kaffi! ― That's some damn good coffee!

Synonyms

References
  1. Málfarspistill. Jón G. Friðjónsson, 2017-03-04
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