Sleepy. "Pömsig" is a childish way to say "sömnig", which means "sleepy" in Swedish. The word was popularized by the show "Gubben i lådan" in the 1960's. In later years, a myth has appeared, that the "real" meaning of the word is "sexually exhausted".
Ungarna på dagiset var pömsiga (The kids at the daycare center were "pömsig")
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