Bajen

See also: bajen

Swedish

Etymology

Possibly a clipping of Hammarbaj /-baj/, an English pronunciation of Hammarby /-bʏ~byː/, coined by Hammarby ice hockey player Stig Emanuel ”Stickan” Andersson in 1946 on a tour to England and Scotland, and then suffixed with the definite ending -en.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbajɛn/

Proper noun

Bajen n (genitive Bajens)

  1. A nickname for Hammarby IF sports club

Derived terms

References
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