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to rox

to rox

9.9
To be very good and exciting
  • verb
  • /rɑks/
  • Slang
translation icon : arrasar
  • The concert roxed all night long.

Examples

  • That new video game rox and everyone is talking about it at school.

  • Her performance last night absolutely rox and left the audience cheering.

  • This pizza rox—I have never tasted anything so good!

  • This party rox!

  • That concert really rox; the energy in the crowd was amazing!

  • The new video game rox with its stunning graphics and fun gameplay.

  • Her performance in the school play rox; everyone loved her energy on stage.

Synonyms

to rock
vsto rox
  • Slang
209 7.5

To be very good or impressive

is slangy and suggests fun, energetic excellence

Antonyms

to suck
  • Informal
910 8.0

To be very bad or unpleasant

to fail
898 1.0

Not succeed in doing something you wanted to do

How Good

to rox
  • Slang
9.9
to rule
  • Slang
52 7.8

Surface Forms

rox infinitive
roxed past
roxed past participle
roxing present participle
roxes third person singular

Morphology

rox = rock (semi-transparent) = rock + s

The spelling represents the standard verb form 'rocks', but the slang meaning 'be excellent' is a conventional extension rather than a fully predictable one.

Etymology

Rox is a slang spelling of rocks, from the idea of 'to rock' meaning 'to be excellent', like lively rock music that excites people. So if something rox, it is very good or impressive.