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ill

slang Cool or fantastic. Have you heard this track yet? Oh man, it's ill—you're gonna love it! A: "Those cleats are ill, dude." B: "Right? You gotta show out for the playoffs." Whoa, I really didn't expect that kid's rhymes to be ill—he looks like such a geek!

illin'

slang
1. Behaving in an erratic or unpleasant manner. Oh man, he's really illin'—I have no idea why he just stormed out of here. If Josh is illin', then I don't want to be anywhere near him. I'm not gonna be the next person he yells at! Dude, quit illin' and just relax—this really isn't a big deal.
2. Unhappy. A: "Why's she illin' today?" B: "Well, it looks like she got an F on her psych paper. I bet that has something to do with it." A: "Nick's illin' because his girlfriend dumped him." B: "Ouch." Hey, just because you're illin' doesn't mean you get to make the rest of us miserable!
3. Sick or unwell. I was illin' last week, that's why I was absent. Why is it that everyone's magically illin' when I need them to help me move? A: "Have you seriously been illin' for the past 10 months?" B: "Yep. I have pneumonia, and it just won't go away."
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ill

1. mod. lame; dull; bad. That broad is truly ill and has a face that would stop a clock.
2. and illing and illin’ mod. excellent; cool. We had an ill time at your party. Loved it!

illin’

verb
See ill

illin’

(ˈɪlən)
1. mod. being ill; being sick. She was illin’ big time and could not come to class.
2. mod. ill-behaved. You are most illin’ and you are bugging me, Kim. Stop it!
3. in. behaving badly. Stop illin’ and pay attention.
4. mod. upset. What are you illin’ about? Everything is ice.
5.  Go to ill.
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