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vipeltää — meaning in English

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English meaning

scurry verb To run with short, quick, hurried steps.
shag noun A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibers, or a thick, rough carpet pile.

Senses

vipeltää is used for these senses in English:

scurry To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
shag (intransitive) To shake, wiggle around.

scurry — full definition

verb To run with short, quick, hurried steps.
noun A quick, hurried dash or bustle of activity.

shag — full definition

noun A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibers, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
noun Coarse, shredded tobacco.
noun A cormorant-like seabird found along European coasts (Phalacrocorax aristotelis).
verb To have sex with someone (crude slang).

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

Related Finnish words

kipittää tukko karimetso merimetso shag sätkätupakka pano karvalanka panna