killkompis

Swedish

Etymology

kille (“boy”) +‎ kompis (“pal, friend”). Contrast pojkvän (“boyfriend”), where the situation is much like that of boyfriend as opposed to male friend in English.

Noun

killkompis c

1. (informal, chiefly used by youths) male friend

   Hon har ingen pojkvän, utan bara killkompisar.

   She has no boyfriend, only male friends.

Declension

Declension of killkompis

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	killkompis	killkompis
	definite	killkompisen	killkompisens
plural	indefinite	killkompisar	killkompisars
	definite	killkompisarna	killkompisarnas

See also

• tjejkompis (“female friend”)

References

• killkompis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)