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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
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, “ 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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Japanese
Romanization
sugoi
- Rōmaji transcription of すごい