bajs
/bajs/
The Swedish word for poop is bajs.
bajs is a noun referring to feces. It is commonly used when speaking to or about children, or in a lighthearted, non-vulgar way among adults.
Meaning: feces (noun)
Which one should you use?
While bajs is childish, skit is a more common, slightly more vulgar informal term for feces. You may also use bajsbit to refer specifically to a little piece of poop.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
bajs is an informal and childish word. For a more vulgar informal term, speakers use skit.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the action of pooping, use the verb bajsa. This verb changes based on the tense: bajsar is the present tense, bajsade is the past tense and bajsat is the supine form used with auxiliary verbs.
How do you pronounce it?
/bajs/
Did you know?
- The word skit is used in the phrase skitbra, which combines a vulgar word for poop with 'good' to mean 'extremely good'.
- Swedish speakers use skit in common idioms like skit i det, which literally means 'poop in it' but actually means 'forget about it' or 'ignore it'.
- The phrase fy baj is a traditional reprimand used by and for small children to express disgust.
Examples in context
- hundbajsDog poopThis shows how to combine the word with an animal to say dog poop.
- fågelbajsBird poopThis shows how to combine the word with an animal to say bird poop.
- Du luktar bajsYou smell like poopThis demonstrates using the word in a sentence to say someone smells like poop.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two children are walking in a park.
- KarlOj, se där! En bajs!Oh, look there! A poop!
- AliceÅh nej, Karl, den är jättestor.Oh no, Karl, it is really big.
- KarlSka vi gå runt den?Should we walk around it?
- AliceJa, vi vill inte kliva i bajs.Yes, we don't want to step in poop.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “poop” translations and entries bajs, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bajs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
