lökig

Swedish

Etymology

From lök (“onion”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

lökig (comparative lökigare, superlative lökigast)

(colloquial, about work) lazy, relaxed
Jag jobbar lökiga tider på affärn, 10-14.
I work work lazy times in the store, 10-14.
(colloquial, about person) dull, lazy, relaxed
Sluta vara så himla lökig! Klä på dig och ta och träna lite istället vettja!
Stop being so lazy. Dress yourself and get some exercise!
(colloquial) sweaty
Jag tror aldrig jag har varit så här lökig förut, kan solen sluta steka min kropp snart eller?
I have never been this sweaty before, can the sun stop barbecuing me?
(colloquial) timid, ridiculous
Asså, hur kan man klä sig så där lökigt?
You know, how can anyone dress that ugly.
(colloquial) ramshackle, worn, worn out
Men vilken lökig kärra då åker runt med, är den från 1800-talet eller?
What is that ramshackle of car you drive? Is it 19th century?
(colloquial) mean, cruel, bad
Fan, vad lökigt gjort att sno hans P-plats.
Bad to steal someone else's parking spot like that.
(colloquial) something surprisingly bad, pathetic
Spaghetti och köttfärssås på en bröllopsmiddag? Det lökigaste jag nånsin sett!
Spaghetti bolognese on a wedding? That was the most pathetic I've ever seen!

Usage notes

The word has a fluid meaning and there are several dialectal differences that lack any easy description. The common denominator however is the negative connotation. Read more at this thread from FamiljeLiv.se: "What is 'lökig' for you?" (in Swedish).

Declension

Inflection of **lökig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	lökig	lökigare	lökigast
neuter singular	lökigt	lökigare	lökigast
plural	lökiga	lökigare	lökigast
masculine plural²	lökige	lökigare	lökigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	lökige	lökigare	lökigaste
all	lökiga	lökigare	lökigaste

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.