onu Heino

Estonian

Etymology

Literally: "Uncle Heino" (Heino being an out-of-fashion male given name). Popularised by the sketch in ETV's New Year's Eve broadcast Tujurikkuja, aired in 2012 (available on YouTube, with English subtitles).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈonu ˈ(h)ei̯no/, [ˈonu ˈ(h)ei̯no]
  • Rhymes: -eino
  • Hyphenation: o‧nu, Hei‧no

Noun

onu Heino (genitive onu Heino, partitive onu Heinot)

  1. (idiomatic, humorous) A stereotypical lowbrow Estonian man with a vulgar sense of humor.

Declension

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • onuheinolik

References

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