Meanings
alternative over 9000
- InternethumorousidiomaticOff the charts; through the roof (beyond expectations).
Nappa (Michael Dobson): Vegeta! What does the scouter say about his power level? / Vegeta (Brian Drummond): It's over nine thousand!
Dragon Ball Z
1997 April 19, Terry Klassen, “「サイヤ人の猛威！神様もピッコロも死んだ」 ["The Return of Goku"]”, in Minoru Okazaki, director, 「ドラゴンボールZ」 [Dragon Ball Z] (animated television production), spoken by Nappa and Vegeta (Michael Dobson and Brian Drummond)
Origin
From episode 28 of the anime TV series Dragon Ball Z ("The Return of Goku", 1997), referring to Goku's increase in power level. It should be noted that this phrase is a mistranslation from the first English dub produced by Funimation Productions and Saban Entertainment, whereas the line in the original Japanese script was 「8000以上だ！」IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ha̠sːẽ̞ɴ iʑo̞ː da̠/ (lit. "Over eight thousand!"). Popularized by a 2006 YouTube Poop uploaded by user Kajetokun.
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