koll liksom
English translation: sort of unaware
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|  Selected response from: Sven Petersson Sweden Local time: 14:26 | ||||||
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| 3 | down with the kids/know what's going on |
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| 3 | like cool |
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| 3 | sort of unaware |
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down with the kids/know what's going on Explanation: 'Liksom' is just an add-on 'like', or 'know what I mean?' To 'ha koll' is to know what's going on, be down with what kids like etc. |
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18 hrs confidence:
like cool Explanation: It's hard for a granddad like me to keep up with young people's slang, but "cool" seems to be popular in USA, UK and - untranslated - in Sweden. Is "koll" the way it might be spelled in Swedish? I agree with Matt that 'liksom' = like as add-on. Example sentence(s):
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20 hrs confidence:
sort of unaware Explanation: :o) |
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