awesome!
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(totally) awesome
slang Excellent; fantastic; really great or impressive. Primarily heard in US. A: "How was the concert?" B: "Oh, it was awesome! I was, like, so moved by their performance!" Have you seen their house? Totally awesome, am I right?
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awesome
slang Excellent; fantastic; really great or impressive. Primarily heard in US. A: "How was the concert?" B: "Oh, it was awesome! Everyone there was so pumped up!" Have you seen their house? It's pretty awesome—they've got, like, nine bedrooms, a game room, and even an indoor pool!
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awesome!
Slang for “wonderful,” “terrific,” originating in the second half of the twentieth century and used widely by youngsters. It transferred the original meaning of awe-inspiring, dating from the seventeenth century. A New Yorker cartoon caption had it (Dec. 19, 1983): “Third grade? Third grade is awesome!”
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