Fillyjonk
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Fillyjonks () are fictional characters from the Moomins book series by Swedish-speaking Finnish writer Tove Jansson. They are one of the species living in the Moomin Valley.
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Fillyjonks () are fictional characters from the Moomins book series by Swedish-speaking Finnish writer Tove Jansson. They are one of the species living in the Moomin Valley.
==Etymology== The word has no semantic meaning, but with the first element compare filibuffare "joker", filidera, "make bad noise", and with the second, fjompa/fjanta/fjolla + -an = "silly/foolish/fussy woman").