Italian · Joy & Hype
Spacchi!
SPAHK-kee · /ˈspak.ki/
You rock! / You're killing it!
1/5 Grandma-safe
mild, playful; fine on daytime TV
Literally
"You break / you split"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
From "spaccare" (to break/smash) — to "spaccare" is to crush it, dominate, be excellent. "Spacchi!" is direct praise; "questo pezzo spacca" (this track slaps). Energetic youth slang, mildly slangy but not offensive.
Heard in the wild
Hai vinto la gara? Spacchi!
You won the race? You're killing it!
Where it lands
Universal; youth slang
Quick answers
- What does "Spacchi!" mean?
- In Italian, "Spacchi!" means "You rock! / You're killing it!". Literally it's "You break / you split". From "spaccare" (to break/smash) — to "spaccare" is to crush it, dominate, be excellent. "Spacchi!" is direct praise; "questo pezzo spacca" (this track slaps). Energetic youth slang, mildly slangy but not offensive.
- Is "Spacchi!" offensive?
- It's on the mild end — 1/5 (Grandma-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. mild, playful; fine on daytime TV.
- How do you pronounce "Spacchi!"?
- Say it "SPAHK-kee" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ˈspak.ki.
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 Che goduria! kay go-DOO-ryah Sheer bliss! / So satisfying!
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "Hell yes".
- French Ça déchire ! That rocks! / That's awesome!
- German Geil! Awesome! / Sick! / Hell yes!
- Greek ώπα Oops! / Hey, watch it! / Let's go! — NOT mainly the plate-smashing tourist cheer.
- Japanese やった Yes! / I did it! / We won!
- Korean 아싸! Yes! / score! — the fist-pump syllables.
- Polish zajebisty Fucking awesome / badass — the great slang-POSITIVE of the jebać family.
- Portuguese Que massa! How cool! / Awesome!
- Russian Офигенно! Freaking awesome! / Amazing!
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