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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | Finnish term or phrase: ärri-purri | | Describing a person. A "vähän ärri-purri jössikkä". |
| | | English translation:peevish, grumpy | Explanation:
a somewhat peevish lout, a somewhat grumpy brute
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ärri, may derive from äreä by association with ärtyisä
purri, could be from puraista, snap, bite, " he would bite your nose off" |
| Selected response from:
 Desmond O'Rourke
United States
Local time: 12:37
| Grading comment | 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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6 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +4 peevish, grumpy
Explanation:
a somewhat peevish lout, a somewhat grumpy brute
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-09-14 21:58:28 GMT)
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ärri, may derive from äreä by association with ärtyisä
purri, could be from puraista, snap, bite, " he would bite your nose off"
| Desmond O'Rourke
United States
Local time: 12:37
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 23
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Asker: Nice. Any thoughts on etymology?
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