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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbuenísimo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bweˈni.si.mo
"La actuación de la banda estuvo buenísima."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Exceptionally good, cool, or impressive; having a high degree of excellence or style.
"He walked into the room wearing a superbad leather jacket that caught everyone's attention." - 2
Extreme or intense in a negative or troublesome way; exceptionally bad or severe.
"The traffic on the highway this morning was superbad, causing major delays."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from African American Vernacular English (AAVE), combining the intensifier 'super-' with 'bad' in its inverted sense of exceptionally good, excellent, or intense. Originally popularized in 1970s soul and funk music culture, notably in James Brown's 1970 funk anthem 'Super Bad', the term later entered mainstream youth culture and expanded through cinema and digital media.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Superbad" is said worldwide
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génial
Transliteration: ʒe.njal
"Il a porté une veste superbad pour la fête."
supergeil
Transliteration: ˈzuːpɐˌɡaɪl
"Das Konzert gestern Abend war supergeil."
fenomenale
Transliteration: fe.no.meˈna.le
"Quella festa è stata fenomenale."
buenísimo
Transliteration: bweˈni.si.mo
"La actuación de la banda estuvo buenísima."
fenomenal
Transliteration: fe.no.meˈnaw
"O filme que assistimos ontem foi fenomenal."
शानदार
Transliteration: shandaar
"उसका नया गाना वाकई बहुत शानदार है।"
超棒的
Transliteration: chāo bàng de
"这是一部超棒的喜剧电影。"
최고의
Transliteration: choe-go-ui
"우리는 오늘 밤 최고의 파티를 즐겼다."
最高な
Transliteration: saikō na
"彼は最高なパフォーマンスを見せてくれた。"
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