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8 Swedish words that sound obscene in English

Emma Löfgren, The LocalOct 19, 2015, 18:05 IST

UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage speaks during an interview with Reuters in London March 17, 2015.Reuters / Suzanne Plunkett

This article was originally republished on Business Insider Australia with the kind permission of the Swedish edition of The Local.

Swedish is a fun language to learn, but there are some words which can bring a blush to English-speakers' cheeks.

Here are eight words which we still find awkward to use in conversation and will almost definitely make English speakers giggle.

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