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H. Moilanen
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Finnish
Alternative forms
fi hoomoilanen h-moilanen
Etymology
Based on fi hoo interjection, an interjection of surprise, through its homonymy with fi hoo letter the letter H, with fi Moilanen picked, seemingly arbitrarily, as a surname to construct a plausible name. Influence from fi houna (variant fi hoona) is also possible, insofar as it was interpreted as an essive singular form. Attested since the late 20th century; originally the expression was simply fi kuin hoo (attested since the early 20th century).
Proper noun
H. Moilanen fi colloquial
fi idiomatic fi äimän käki
fi Oikeassa olemisen uskonto: Toteamuksia 4 Matti Väisäsvaara 2015 10 9789523186491 https://books.google.fi/books?id=M3u-CQAAQBAJ&dq=%22H.+Moilasen%22&hl=fi&source=gbs_navlinks_s Nähdessään ”uutuuksia” – jotka ovat todellisuudessa muunnelmia emävalheista, muuntuu H Moilaseksi. When you see "new things" - that are in reality variations of great lies, you become astonished (literally: "a H Moilanen").
fi Vanha nainen Espanjassa Sirkku Passinen 2017 28 9789515686428 https://books.google.fi/books?id=m2AqDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22kuin+H.+Moilanen%22&hl=fi&source=gbs_navlinks_s Ovesta vasemmalle oli tyypillinen tapas -tiski, mutta en kehdannut, siis en todellakaan kehdannut mennä sen ääreen, vaan jäin keskelle ravintolaa seisomaan kuin H. Moilanen. Left of the door there was a typical tapas counter, but I didn't dare, and I mean I really couldn't dare to go to it, and I kept standing in the middle of the restaurant in astonishment (literally: "like a H. Moilanen").
fi Autosihteeri Salla Hyvätti 2020 9789528030706 264 https://books.google.fi/books?id=9dzIDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22H.+Moilasena%22&hl=fi&source=gbs_navlinks_s – Mitä sinä teet täällä? Veijo ihmetteli H. Moilasena. – What are you doing here? Veijo wondered in astonishment (literally: "like/as a H. Moilanen").
Usage notes
Usually, albeit not exclusively, only used in the essive singular or in similes with fi kuin.
Declension
H. Moila a