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Swedish
Etymology
First attested in 1508 as dyäkel. Compare German Low German Deiker. Similar to Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk jækel.
Noun
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- Euphemistic form of jävel.
Han är en jäkel på tennis- He's a hell of a tennis player (a devil at tennis)
Usage notes
Milder than jävel, but not inoffensive depending on usage.
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