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Musta Pekka
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Finnish
fi:Pekka-pelikortit
fi:Musta Pekka
Etymology
fi sv Svarte Petter (lit. "Black Peter").
Proper noun
Musta Pekka
fi card games dated politically incorrect fi Pekka undesirable card in Pekka-peli, a children's card game similar to "Old Maid"
fi with "käteen" short straw bad luck, as in to "draw the short straw"
fi Minulle jäi Musta Pekka käteen ja jouduin tekemään koko projektin itse. I drew the short straw and got stuck doing the whole project alone. (lit. "I was left with Black Peter / Old Maid in my hand and...")
Declension
adj Must a Pe kk k a
Synonyms
fi Pekka