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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesイカした
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ikashita
"彼はいつもイカした服を着ている。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Fashionable and exciting; wonderful or excellent.
"They played some really groovy music at the party last night."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 1930s by jazz musicians, derived from 'groove' (referring to the groove of a gramophone record), and later popularized by the 1960s counterculture movement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "groovy" is said worldwide
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super
Transliteration: super
"Cette musique est vraiment super."
knorke
Transliteration: knorke
"Das ist eine knorke Idee."
forte
Transliteration: forte
"Quella festa era proprio forte."
guay
Transliteration: guay
"Llevas una chaqueta muy guay."
fixe
Transliteration: fixe
"Esse concerto foi mesmo fixe."
शानदार
Transliteration: shandar
"यह पार्टी बहुत शानदार है।"
时髦的
Transliteration: shímáo de
"他穿了一件很时髦的外套。"
멋진
Transliteration: meotjin
"그 노래 정말 멋지다."
イカした
Transliteration: ikashita
"彼はいつもイカした服を着ている。"
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