slay

While many people use “slay” to describe something amazing, Redditors agree that it can also make you sound stupid.

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slay
verb

slew ;sl;  also especially in sense 2 slayed; slain ;sl;n  ; slaying; slays
Synonyms of slay
1
transitive : to kill violently, wantonly, or in great numbers
slay the enemy
This was the appearance of a dreadful epidemic which in that age, and long before and afterward, was wont to slay its hundreds and thousands on both sides of the Atlantic.
—Nathaniel Hawthorne
broadly : to strike down : KILL
slay a dragon
"It's a lot easier to slay a vampire with a stake in the heart than it is to slay some of our demons that are in our heads."
—Rachel T. Hill
2
transitive, informal : to delight or amuse immensely
slayed the audience
… [Seth Rogen] is currently slaying critics with Superbad, which he co-wrote with Evan Goldberg.
—Tanner Stransky
3
transitive + intransitive, informal : to do something or perform exceptionally well or impressively : to be exceptionally impressive
From the Let Girls Learn initiative to her Vogue covers, [Yara Shahidi] slays it all.
—Rebecca Sun
Beyonc; did not come to this year's Grammy Awards just to slay, she came to make a statement.
—Jackie Fields
From the red carpet to her sure-to-be epic performance, one thing is for certain—she's gonna slay.
—Quinn Keaney
slayer noun



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swell

adjective

1.STYLISH

2.socially prominent

3.EXCELLENT — used as a generalized term of enthusiasm


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