banne mig

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, "curse me," with the subjunctive banne of banna.

Adverb

banne mig (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) bloody well, sure as heck (in truth, emphasizing a statement)
    Synonym: minsann
    – Jag vägrade gå med på deras orimliga krav. – Det gjorde du banne mig rätt i!
    – I refused to go along with their unreasonable demands. – You darn well did the right thing!
    Att hitta en ledig parkeringsplats igår var banne mig inte lätt
    Finding a free parking space yesterday sure as heck wasn't easy
    Jag trodde aldrig det skulle fungera, men det fungerade perfekt, banne mig!
    I never thought it would work, but it bloody well worked perfectly!

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