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kis.

a fella, a chappie ((relatively young) man or boy)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/kiːs/

  1. a fella, a chappie ((relatively young) man or boy)

    colloquial · common-gender
    en tuff kis
    Gratis pengar, kisen!
Where this word comes from

Unknown origin. Entered broader Swedish via Younger Månsing cant. First attested in 1910.

noun/ɕiːs/

  1. pyrite, fool's gold

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Kies, compare Swedish kisel.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.