ajabaja

Swedish

Alternative forms

aja baja

Etymology

Unknown, debated. Earliest known example from a 1954. Possibly constructed from the common human warning signal "ajajaj..." plus Swedish baj (“punishing call”).

Interjection

ajabaja

(colloquial, to children) No, you are not allowed to do that!; punishing call; tut tut
Ajabaja!
Do not do that!

Ajabaja, inget godis före maten!
Put that down, no candy before dinner!

References

ajabaja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
Henrik Rosenkvist (2019 November 4) “Så tar barnen plats i språket”, in Språket‎, SR P1, retrieved 28 September 2021: “14 minutes, 15 seconds”

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