killgissa

Swedish

Etymology

From kille (“guy”) +‎ gissa (“guess”), literally "guy-guess." Officially recognized by Språkrådet (Swedish Language Council) in 2017, but used as a slang word for some years. [1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

killgissa (present killgissar, preterite killgissade, supine killgissat, imperative killgissa)

1. to sound like knowing what one is talking about, but actually guessing

   Han killgissar bara ― He's just "guy-guessing"

Conjugation

Conjugation of killgissa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	killgissa		killgissas
Supine	killgissat		killgissats
Imperative	killgissa		—
Imper. plural1	killgissen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	killgissar	killgissade	killgissas	killgissades
Ind. plural1	killgissa	killgissade	killgissas	killgissades
Subjunctive2	killgisse	killgissade	killgisses	killgissades
	Participles
Present participle	killgissande
Past participle	killgissad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.