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slangbeginnergermany

Geil!

/ɡaɪl/

Awesome! / Sick!

Literal translation

horny

When to use it

Originally meant 'horny' — now totally normal teen-and-up slang for 'awesome'. Even kids use it. Don't blink.

In conversation

—Wir fahren Wochenende ans Meer. —Geil!

—We're driving to the sea this weekend. —Awesome!

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