Russian · Hell Yes
Офигенно!
ofigenno
ah-fee-GYEN-nah · /ɐfʲɪˈɡʲennə/
Freaking awesome! / Amazing!
2/5 Bar-safe
coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances
Literally
"Stunningly (softened root)"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
The clean-ish superlative for something great — the "fig" euphemism doing positive duty. One rung down from the mat "okhuyenno" (which means the same but is genuinely filthy). Fine among friends; a cautious speaker keeps it out of the boardroom.
Heard in the wild
Концерт был просто офигенный!
The concert was just freaking awesome!
Where it lands
Russia (universal)
Quick answers
- What does "Офигенно!" mean?
- In Russian, "Офигенно!" means "Freaking awesome! / Amazing!". Literally it's "Stunningly (softened root)". The clean-ish superlative for something great — the "fig" euphemism doing positive duty. One rung down from the mat "okhuyenno" (which means the same but is genuinely filthy). Fine among friends; a cautious speaker keeps it out of the boardroom.
- Is "Офигенно!" 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 "Офигенно!"?
- Say it "ah-fee-GYEN-nah" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ɐfʲɪˈɡʲennə.
Related in Russian
Класс! klass KLAHSS Awesome! / Great! / Cool! Круто! kruto KROO-tah Cool! / Awesome! / Badass! Ура! ura oo-RAH Hooray! / Yes! Заебись! zayebis' zah-yee-BEES Fucking great! / Awesome as hell! Наливай! nalivay nah-lee-VYE Fill 'em up! / Pour the drinks! За здоровье! za zdorov'e zah zdah-ROH-vye Cheers! / To your health!
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.
- Portuguese Do caralho Fucking awesome — OR, with 'casa do', the middle of nowhere
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