orsum

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A form of awesome — Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement.

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Meanings

adjectiveorsum (comparative more orsum or orsumer, superlative most orsum or orsumest)

comparative more orsum · comparative orsumer · superlative most orsum · superlative orsumest

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandalternativeespeciallyslangAlternative spelling of awesome.

    I'm absolutelly effing orsum.

    2002 June 1, Wilbur07, “Waves, particles.”, in brin-l, The Mail Archive
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    fucken orsum weekend, with no liquor ban... cops not pulling anyone over for doing skids in the street etc.

    2006 February 28, TOYOPET, “Beach Hop '06 - few pics up”, in oldschool.co.nz

    Ruru in quite a mess after getting caught up in a parapara tree. New Zealand Bird Rescue removed the sticky substance and berries, gave him a thorough bath and he is now fully waterproof and ready to go home. NZ Bird Rescue - you’re O for Orsum.

    2021 May 6, P_U_K_E_K_O, Reddit, archived from the original on 06 May 2021

    Tooday was an orsum day! The best day ever!

    2021, Phyllis King, Scarlet Stiletto: The Thirteenth Cut, →ISBN

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

orsum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orsum

MLA

“orsum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orsum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orsum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orsum.

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