prifajfi

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Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pri- +‎ fajfi.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [priˈfajfi]
  • Rhymes: -ajfi
  • Hyphenation: pri‧faj‧fi

Verb[edit]

prifajfi (present prifajfas, past prifajfis, future prifajfos, conditional prifajfus, volitive prifajfu)

  1. to whistle at (in disapproval, mockery, etc.)
    • Josef Vondroušek (translator), Milito kontraǔ Salamandroj (War with the Newts) by Karel Čapek, Book 3, Chapter 6,
      En Vieno estis prifajfita koncerto en tritona muziko
      In Vienna, a concert in tri-tone music was received with whistles (lit. was whistled at).
  2. (idiomatic) not to care about; not to give a damn about.
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