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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	killkompis	killkompisen	killkompisar	killkompisarna
Genitive	killkompis	killkompisens	killkompisars	killkompisarnas

See also

• tjejkompis (“female friend”)

References

• killkompis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)