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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgeil
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gyle
"Deine neuen Schuhe sind echt geil."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An illegal drug, especially marijuana or heroin.
"The police suspected he was involved in selling dope."
- 1
Excellent, cool, or very good.
"That new jacket you bought looks totally dope."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the early 19th century from the Dutch word 'doop', meaning a thick sauce or dipping liquid. It was initially used in American English to describe an absorbent liquid or thick lubricant, later shifting in the late 19th century to denote viscous opium preparations and eventually any illegal narcotic drug.
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génial
Transliteration: zhay-nyal
"Cette nouvelle voiture est vraiment génial."
geil
Transliteration: gyle
"Deine neuen Schuhe sind echt geil."
figo
Transliteration: fee-go
"Quella festa ieri sera era proprio figa."
chido
Transliteration: chee-doh
"Me compré unos tenis muy chidos."
fixe
Transliteration: feesh
"O teu carro novo é mesmo fixe."
शानदार
Transliteration: shandar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"आपकी नई शर्ट बहुत शानदार है।"
酷
Transliteration: kù
Script: 中文汉字
"你的新发型真的很酷。"
멋진
Transliteration: meotjin
Script: 한국어 한글
"너의 새 옷은 정말 멋지다."
かっこいい
Transliteration: kakkoii
Script: 日本語
"その新しいスニーカーはとてもかっこいいですね。"
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