UrsprungFrom kaxe (“bigwig, big shot, bully”) + -ig. First attested in 1836.
- acting as if trying to get a rise out of someone, by making snide remarks or provoking them in some other way
“Är du kaxig pysen?” — What's with the attitude, boy?
“När polisen kom var de inte så kaxiga längre.” — When the police arrived they weren't so cocky anymore.
- similar behavior borne out of success, usually more teasing
“Han har blivit så kaxig sen han fick sin nya båt.” — He always teases me about his new boat.
Formerkaxigare(comparative) · kaxigast(superlative) · kaxig(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive) · kaxigare(comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite) · kaxigast(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative) · kaxigt(indefinite, neuter, positive, singular) · kaxigare(comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular) · kaxigast(indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative) · kaxiga(indefinite, plural, positive) · kaxigare(comparative, indefinite, plural) · kaxigast(indefinite, plural, superlative) · kaxige(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive) · kaxigare(archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural) · kaxigast(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative) · kaxige(definite, masculine, positive, singular) · kaxigare(comparative, definite, masculine, singular) · kaxigaste(definite, masculine, singular, superlative) · kaxiga(definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive) · kaxigare(comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form) · kaxigaste(definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative)