turbo
- adjective
- /ˈtɜrboʊ/
- Informal
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turbo
- This car has a turbo feature that allows it to accelerate much faster than standard models.
I sound like such a such a turbo millennial.
- I sound like such a such a turbo millennial.
- It's part of that like turbo alpha male machismo.
- These dudes all have like supercharged, like turbo jet skis.
- And I very much think it's like turbo journaling.
- I'm like fucking turbo and shit.
Examples
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He installed a turbo system on his bike to enhance its speed and power.
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The athletes used a turbo engine to boost their performance during the race.
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And so when you take it, it's like a, a turbo charged rolaid on nitrous.
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But we'll taking mega doses make your hair, skin and nails turbo chargingly beautiful.
Synonyms
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1.3
Happening very quickly
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3.2
Able to work or move much faster than normal
15
4.2
That works much faster, with more power, or more efficiently than normal
10
6.7
Very fast in a way that is dangerous
5
5.7
Moving or working much faster than similar things
4
5.8
An engine fitted with a part that pushes extra air to make more power
1
5.7
Extremely energetic and powerful, making things much more effective
1
3.9
Much quicker than normal for the same thing
Compounds
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Turbo comes from an old Latin word turbo meaning 'spinning top' or 'whirl', and it shares the same root as turbine. So when we call something turbo we mean it has a spinning push of extra speed and power.