knasig

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Swedish

Adjective

knasig (comparative knasigare, superlative knasigast)

  1. (colloquial) wacky, goofy, nutty (crazy or dumb in a silly way)
    Långben är knasig
    Goofy is goofy
    • 1987, “Trasdockorna [signaturmelodi] [The Raggy Dolls ]”, Jan Nygren (lyrics), Neil Innes (music)‎:
      Att va' [vara] söta men lika som bär, vad är det att ha? Lite annorlunda är inget fel att va' [vara]. Om man är av en annan sort, varför ska man kastas bort? Lite trasiga och knasiga, är vårt trasdocksgäng. Lite trasiga och knasiga, det är vår refräng. Är din näsa sned eller armen ur led och din tå är gul och blå? Lappri, säger trasdockan, du är lika bra ändå. Fast trasiga och knasiga. Vi sjunger vår refräng. Lite trasiga och knasiga, är vårt trasdocksgäng.
      To be cute but like two peas in a pod , what's the good in that ? A little different is nothing wrong to be. If you are of a different kind, why should you be thrown away? A little ragged/broken and wacky, is our rag doll bunch . A little ragged and wacky, that is our chorus. Is your nose crooked or your arm out of joint and your toe is yellow and blue ? Trifles , says the rag doll, you're just as good anyway. Though ragged and wacky. We sing our chorus. A little ragged and wacky, is our rag doll bunch.

Declension

Inflection of knasig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular knasig knasigare knasigast
Neuter singular knasigt knasigare knasigast
Plural knasiga knasigare knasigast
Masculine plural3 knasige knasigare knasigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 knasige knasigare knasigaste
All knasiga knasigare knasigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

  • knas (“something wrong, a problem”)
  • knasboll (“goofball”)

See also

References

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