Italian · Joy & Hype
Che goduria!
kay go-DOO-ryah · /ke ɡoˈdu.rja/
Sheer bliss! / So satisfying!
2/5 Bar-safe
coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances
Literally
"What pleasure/bliss"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
Bodily contentment — sinking into bed, the first coffee, sun after a cold week. Rooted in "godere" (to enjoy/climax), so it carries a faint whiff of the sensual, which is exactly why it's fun; still perfectly usable in normal company. "Che godimento" is the same idea.
Heard in the wild
Ferie finalmente, che goduria!
Vacation at last, pure bliss!
Where it lands
Universal across Italy
Quick answers
- What does "Che goduria!" mean?
- In Italian, "Che goduria!" means "Sheer bliss! / So satisfying!". Literally it's "What pleasure/bliss". Bodily contentment — sinking into bed, the first coffee, sun after a cold week. Rooted in "godere" (to enjoy/climax), so it carries a faint whiff of the sensual, which is exactly why it's fun; still perfectly usable in normal company. "Che godimento" is the same idea.
- Is "Che goduria!" offensive?
- It's on the mild end — 2/5 (Bar-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances.
- How do you pronounce "Che goduria!"?
- Say it "kay go-DOO-ryah" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ke ɡoˈdu.rja.
Related in Italian
Figo! FEE-go Cool! / Awesome! / Sick! Che figata! kay fee-GAH-tah How awesome! / So cool! Grande! GRAHN-day Nice one! / You legend! / Way to go! Da paura! dah pah-OO-rah Awesome! / Insanely good! Una bomba! OO-nah BOM-bah A blast / amazing / dynamite Spacchi! SPAHK-kee You rock! / You're killing it!
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "That's awesome".
- French Ça déchire ! That rocks! / That's awesome!
- German Geil! Awesome! / Sick! / Hell yes!
- Greek ρε μαλάκα Hey man / dude / bro — the affectionate-insult greeting between friends.
- Japanese やばい Insane / crazy / no way — good OR bad, from context
- Korean 존나 Fucking / hella — the vulgar intensifier that goes in front of everything.
- Polish zajebisty Fucking awesome / badass — the great slang-POSITIVE of the jebać family.
- Portuguese Do caralho Fucking awesome — OR, with 'casa do', the middle of nowhere
- Russian Класс! Awesome! / Great! / Cool!
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