Portuguese · Joy & Hype
Arrasou!
ah-hah-ZOH · /a.ʁa.ˈzow/
You nailed it! / You killed it! / Slay!
1/5 Grandma-safe
mild, playful; fine on daytime TV
Literally
"(You) devastated / razed"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
Pure celebratory praise — "you crushed it." A killer outfit, a great performance, a perfect comeback all earn "arrasou!". Big in pop, drag, and internet culture, but mainstream now. Clean, generous, very fun to say.
Heard in the wild
Você arrasou na apresentação!
You totally killed the presentation!
Where it lands
Brazil (universal).
Quick answers
- What does "Arrasou!" mean?
- In Portuguese, "Arrasou!" means "You nailed it! / You killed it! / Slay!". Literally it's "(You) devastated / razed". Pure celebratory praise — "you crushed it." A killer outfit, a great performance, a perfect comeback all earn "arrasou!". Big in pop, drag, and internet culture, but mainstream now. Clean, generous, very fun to say.
- Is "Arrasou!" 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 "Arrasou!"?
- Say it "ah-hah-ZOH" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: a.ʁa.ˈzow.
Related in Portuguese
Do caralho doo kah-RAH-lyoo Fucking awesome — OR, with 'casa do', the middle of nowhere Que massa! keh MAH-sah How cool! / Awesome! Da hora dah OH-rah Cool / awesome / sweet Sinistro see-NEES-troo Sick! / Insane! (both awesome and scary) Que foda! keh FOH-dah Badass! / Awesome! — OR 'that's rough' (context flips it) Irado ee-RAH-doo Awesome / rad / killer
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.
- Italian Figo! Cool! / Awesome! / Sick!
- 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.
- Russian Класс! Awesome! / Great! / Cool!
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