ill
14
9.8
- adjective
- /ɪl/
- Slang
:
genial
- That's so ill!
He singing the lyrics, he doing the ad libs, the talking is ill.
- He singing the lyrics, he doing the ad libs, the talking is ill.
Examples
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You are so ill.
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It's gonna be ill.
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"When something is 'ill,' it is even better than 'sick.'
Academic text (2015) -
The game is ill and those are some quotes.
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You like that wind up hit that beat, that ill nasty beat.
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Tyler, it was really ill.
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Sick, phat, ill.
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Man, you're ill.
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That new skateboard trick was so ill that everyone tried to learn it.
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She has an ill sense of style that always gets her compliments.
Synonyms
198
8.7
Very impressive or exciting
134
3.0
Better than expected and quite good
77
7.5
Very good and impressive at a skill
66
7.3
Very good and enjoyable
7
6.9
Very good and impressive
Having a lot of fun and excitement, often about parties or events
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Vulgar
77
3.4
Having a serious problem with thinking, feeling, or behaving because of a brain condition
- UK
A serious sickness of sheep caused by a virus spread by ticks that affects their brain and nerves
- Offensive
A woman known for having a bad reputation because of her sexual life
How Cool
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the slang use of ill meaning 'very good' is to know it is a modern twist: speakers turned the old 'bad' into a cool compliment, especially in music and youth talk. So in slang ill can mean 'great' even though its old meaning was 'bad'.