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chillig

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German

Etymology

Analyzable as chillen +‎ -ig, attested by the late 90s, initially chiefly in the music and hip-hop scene.

Alternatively, it could also be seen as an adapted borrowing of English chill, with whose semantics it lines up more directly, especially as the borrowing of chillen does not appear to predate it by any meaningful margin.

Pronunciation

Adjective

chillig (strong nominative masculine singular chilliger, comparative chilliger, superlative am chilligsten) (colloquial)

  1. chill, relaxed, pleasant (not stressful or high-energy)
    Synonym: entspannt
    • 1996, Oliver Schwarzkopf, Frankfurt/Main und Rhein-Main-Gebiet, →ISBN, page 112:
      Bei uns in Heidelberg ist nicht so viel los, wir sehen das recht chillig, also kann Polizei auch nicht so einschreiten, weil alles unregelmäßig abläuft. Dafür kriegen wir zwar keinen Bomber-Respekt, aber das ist egal.
      Over here in Heidelberg there's not a whole lot going on, we're taking a pretty chill view of things, so the police can't step in in the same way, because it's all sporadic. We don't get any bomber respect, in turn, but that doesn't matter.
    • 2000 July 5, MCCM, “Stuttgart”, in de.alt.music.hiphop‎ (Usenet):
      um gottes willen, du mußt ja nicht dein ganzes weed mit dir rumschleppen!
      das mit den cops ist schon scheisse, aber sonst ist die stadt schon chillig!
      for god's sake, you don't need to have all your weed on you!
      the cop thing sucks but otherwise the city's pretty chill
    • 2016 March 7, Judith E. Innerhofer, “Macht weniger!”, in Die Zeit‎, archived from the original on 15 March 2016:
      Michael Wihan, 35, Geschäftsführer des Mate-Eistee-Produzenten Makava, hält es selbst genauso: im Schnitt sechs Stunden am Tag, ergeben 30 pro Woche. "Ist schon cool", grinst er und zieht das Käppi zur Seite. "Voll chillig", sagt Agnes Fogt und nimmt den letzten Schluck vom gelbgrünen Getränk mit der lachenden Sonne am Etikett.
      Michael Wihan, 35, CEO of the Mate ice tea producer Makava, does the same thing: on average 6 hours a day, makes 30 per week. "It's pretty cool", he grins and pulls his cap sideways. "Really chill", Agnes Fogt says, and takes the last sip of her yellow-green drink with the laughing sun on the label.
    • 2021 December 22, Christine Van den Berg, quoting Felix (student), “Corona und die Jugend: „Und dann werde ich von einem alten Mann angemotzt, weil ich Maske trage“”, in Der Tagesspiegel‎, archived from the original on 26 November 2025:
      Ich fand‘ den Online-Unterricht eigentlich ganz chillig muss ich sagen.
      I thought the online classes were pretty chill I have to say.
  2. (uncommon) comfortable, nice (of locations)
    • 2010 February 12, Joerg Jungwirth, “Fun-News >>> Tanzen³ (und Mitternachts-AcroYoga???)”, in berlinacroyoga‎ (Usenet):
      es wird n chilligen raum fürs buffet geben
      there's gonna be a nice room for a buffet
    • 2023 June 26, myspoonistoobig, Der Standard‎ (comment), archived from the original on 26 November 2025:
      Chillige Bude! Sieht man selten.
      Nice gaff! That's a rare sight.

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