kalsarikänni

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Etymology

kalsari- (underpants) +‎ känni (intoxication)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑlsɑriˌkænːi/,
  • Rhymes: -ænːi
  • Hyphenation(key): kal‧sari‧känni

Noun

kalsarikänni (slang)

  1. (often in the plural) Getting drunk in one's underpants at home, usually alone.
    Mitä teit perjantaina? —Olin niin väsynyt, että menin kotiin ja vedin kalsarikännit.
    What did you do on Friday? —I was so tired that I went home and got drunk alone.
    • 2001, Juha Vuorinen, Juoppohullun päiväkirja, : Diktaattori Oy, →ISBN, page 141; translated as Juha Vuorinen, Leonard Pearl, transl., Totally Smashed! (The Hangover Diaries; 1), : Diktaattori Oy, 2017, →ISBN, page 81:
      "Vedetäänkö kalsarikännit?" Kristian ehdotti silmät leiskuten.
      "So, we gonna be boxer boozing today?" Kristian proposed with a twinkle in his eye.

Declension

Possessive forms of kalsarikänni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

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