sugoi
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 凄い (sugoi, might have originally meant “dreadful, ghastly”), maybe with the same change in meaning as English terrific.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔɪ
Adjective
sugoi (comparative more sugoi, superlative most sugoi)
- (fandom slang, otaku culture) amazing, awesome
- 1997 August 16, username NeoMercury, “ARRGH! 955 Posts! and now while we’re on the topic, SM Dreams.”, in Usenet group alt.fan.sailor-moon:
- Now ... I got one, and for some reason was able to see a very sugoi card was next in the machine […]
- 1998 June 23, username Shiva the perpetually busy, “[POLL] What anime scenes would look best in real life movie?”, in Usenet group alt.fan.sailor-moon:
- The Miko outfits are totally sugoi, and the human forms of the gods are really cool as well.
- 2012, Diana Renn, Tokyo Heist, page 189:
- I’m wearing my latest Harajuku find: a gauzy, green sleeveless blouse, a pair of slimming pants—black, with some kind of shiny fabric—and a pair of totally sugoi sandals, with thick heels, black straps, and gleaming silver buckles.
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Anagrams
- Igous
Japanese
Romanization
sugoi
- Rōmaji transcription of すごい