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Swedish
Etymology
Extension of an older tjänix, tjenix. Possibly related to the ending -is in tjänis, tjenis. See also tjänare.
Pronunciation
Interjection
tjenixen
- (colloquial, somewhat humorous) An informal greeting.
1962, Folke Nystrand, Rolands rukratiska resa:Jag klappade honom vänligt på axeln, och han snurrade runt. – Tjenixen, tjenixen, broder kär, sade jag vänligt. Jag hör att du har svårigheter med språket.- I patted him kindly on the shoulder and he spun around. — Well, well, brother dear, I said kindly. I hear that you have difficulties with the language.
2019, Camilla Grebe, Skuggjägaren:– Tjenixen, mumlar han och smyger ner nagelsaxen i skrivbordslådan.- – Hiya, he mumbles and sneaks the nail scissors into the desk drawer.
See also
- hej (has a list of greetings and farewells)
References