Turkish · Joy & Praise
Bomba gibi!
bom-BAH gee-bee · /bomˈba ɟibi/
Amazing / smoking hot / in top form
1/5 Grandma-safe
mild, playful; fine on daytime TV
Literally
"Like a bomb"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
"Like a bomb" = fantastic, dynamite, on fire. A car, a dish, a person's look, someone's health ("bomba gibiyim" — I feel great). Enthusiastic and safe, with a mild flirty edge when it's about someone's appearance, so pick your target. Cousin of "ateş gibi" (fiery).
Heard in the wild
Yeni albüm bomba gibi olmuş!
The new album turned out amazing!
Where it lands
Turkey-wide; universal
Quick answers
- What does "Bomba gibi!" mean?
- In Turkish, "Bomba gibi!" means "Amazing / smoking hot / in top form". Literally it's "Like a bomb". "Like a bomb" = fantastic, dynamite, on fire. A car, a dish, a person's look, someone's health ("bomba gibiyim" — I feel great). Enthusiastic and safe, with a mild flirty edge when it's about someone's appearance, so pick your target. Cousin of "ateş gibi" (fiery).
- Is "Bomba gibi!" 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 "Bomba gibi!"?
- Say it "bom-BAH gee-bee" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: bomˈba ɟibi.
Related in Turkish
Vay anasını! VY ah-nah-suh-NUH Holy cow! / Well I'll be damned! Vay be! VY BEH Wow / damn / would you look at that Helal olsun! heh-LAHL ol-SOON Good on you! / Respect! / You earned it! Aferin! ah-feh-REEN Well done! / Good job! / Attaboy! Kral! KRAHL You're the man! / Legend! / Boss! Efsane! ef-sah-NEH Legendary! / Awesome! / Epic!
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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