Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sugoi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: sug-oi
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

amazing, awesome

Slang

Example Sentences

"Now ... I got one, and for some reason was able to see a very sugoi card was next in the machine […]"
"The Miko outfits are totally sugoi, and the human forms of the gods are really cool as well."
"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese すごい (sugoi, “amazing, splendid, fantastic, great”). This word originally meant "dreadful, ghastly", but underwent an ameliorative semantic shift, similar to English terrific.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: すごい

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more sugoi (comparative) most sugoi (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

daebak

Rhymes With

b'y yahoo boy hoo, boy puppyboy foxboy ploye diaperboy

Questions

What does sugoi mean?: amazing, awesome
Where does sugoi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce sugoi

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