bögig

Swedish

Etymology

bög (“gay male”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøːɡɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

bögig (comparative bögigare, superlative bögigast)

1. (colloquial) gay (exhibiting appearance or behavior that accords with stereotypes of gay people)
   • 2013 August 30, Ingrid Stigsdotter, “Michael Douglas gör sitt livs roll”, in Sydsvenskan‎^[1], Malmö, Sweden:

     I början av filmen förvånas Scott över att den silverhåriga publiken på en av Liberaces konserter i Las Vegas gillar en så bögig show[…]

     At the beginning of the film, Scott is surprised that the silver-haired audience at one of Liberace's concerts in Las Vegas would like such a gay show[…]

Declension

Inflection of bögig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	bögig	bögigare	bögigast
neuter singular	bögigt	bögigare	bögigast
plural	bögiga	bögigare	bögigast
masculine plural2	bögige	bögigare	bögigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	bögige	bögigare	bögigaste
all	bögiga	bögigare	bögigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.