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Swedish
Etymology
Related to laja (“have fun”), from Tavringer Romani ladjas, lajjas, lajvas (“be ashamed”), from Romani ladž (“shame”). Related to Sanskrit लज्जा (lajjā, “shame”), Hindi लाज (lāj, “shame”). The shift in meaning from ’be ashamed’ to ’have fun’ is probably due to influence from another Romani loan lattja (“have fun”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
lajbans (indeclinable)
- (colloquial) fun
1977, Barbro Myrberg, Bara borta:Lilla Boel tycker inte att livet är lajbans längre.- Little Boel does not think that life is fun anymore.
1992, Inger Alfvén, Elefantens öga:Det är de värsta typer jag vet, de där som tycker det är lajban med krig och skjuta och sånt.- They are the worst kind of people I know, those who think things like war and shooting are fun.
1993, Heidi von Born, Om solen vill:Och inte får vi dansa heller! En lajbans fest, hörru!- And we aren’t allowed to dance either! Hey you, fun party!
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