Meanings
comparative more sugoi · superlative most sugoi
- slangotaku culturelifestyleamazing, awesome
The Miko outfits are totally sugoi, and the human forms of the gods are really cool as well.
1998 June 23, username Shiva the perpetually busy, “[POLL] What anime scenes would look best in real life movie?”, in Usenet group alt.fan.sailor-moon2 more examples
Now ... I got one, and for some reason was able to see a very sugoi card was next in the machine […]
1997 August 16, username NeoMercury, “ARRGH! 955 Posts! and now while we’re on the topic, SM Dreams.”, in Usenet group alt.fan.sailor-moonI’m wearing my latest Harajuku find: a gauzy, green sleeveless blouse, a pair of slimming pants—black, with some kind of shiny fabric—and a pair of totally sugoi sandals, with thick heels, black straps, and gleaming silver buckles.
2012, Diana Renn, Tokyo Heist, page 189
Origin
- Japaneseすごい“amazing, splendid, fantastic, great”
- Englishsugoi
Borrowed from Japanese すごい (sugoi, “amazing, splendid, fantastic, great”). This word originally meant "dreadful, ghastly", but underwent an ameliorative semantic shift, similar to English terrific.
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sugoi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugoi
“sugoi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugoi. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sugoi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugoi.
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