hui hai

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly akin to hujan hajan; perhaps "topsy-turvy, chaotically, in disorder" > "to come to disorder, go astray" > "to go away" > "let it go away", or alternatively related to huit.

Interjection

hui hai (colloquial)

1. An expression of contempt or apathy.

Further reading

• “hui hai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02