brutal

/bɾuˈtal/ · B1 · adj

amazing

🔥 Same as English brutal, but slang flips it to mean amazing, like wicked or sick

From Latin brutus, meaning dull or beast-like. In Spain, ¡Qué brutal! praises something as incredible. English slang does the same with wicked, sick and insane. Stress the last syllable: bru-TAL.

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