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Finnish
Etymology
Literally "in one's snakes"; seldom used other than idiomatically.
Pronunciation
Adverb
käärmeissään (informal)
- (idiomatic) annoyed, angry, pissed off
Miksi olet niin käärmeissäsi?- Why are you so annoyed?
Usage notes
This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.
Inflection
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