Friday, November 19, 2021

Verb of the week: pihdata

  week 46, 2021 

pihdata = to keep something from someone

This can be related to sex, i.e. holding out on someone, or as urban dictionary puts it in Finnish -> Jättää tyydyttämättä (vältellä tai viivytellä) seksikumppaninsa seksuaaliset tarpeet (yhdyntä tms.).

Parisuhteessa saa pihdata seksiä. = In a relationship one can withhold sex.

Or it can be just keeping something from someone, not sharing it with them etc.

Nokian aikoo pihdata palkkatietoa. = Nokia plans to keep hidden pay information.

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