Suggest an adjective of extreme approval similar to 'awesome' that an uptight Brit like me could comfortably use

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And maybe it will become common parlance!

― chap, Sunday, 20 September 2009 04:51 (fifteen years ago)

Gear! (Beatles used to say it all the time, don't know if anyone still says it now but I love it as an exclamation of awesomeness.)

― VegemiteGrrrl, Sunday, 20 September 2009 04:53 (fifteen years ago)

"Fantastic!"

― ian, Sunday, 20 September 2009 05:05 (fifteen years ago)

"Bully!" We need more Teddy Roosevelt-isms in our life.

― VegemiteGrrrl, Sunday, 20 September 2009 05:08 (fifteen years ago)

"Smashing!"

― ian, Sunday, 20 September 2009 05:15 (fifteen years ago)

'jolly good!'

― mookieproof, Sunday, 20 September 2009 05:32 (fifteen years ago)

"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" - if you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious!

― VegemiteGrrrl, Sunday, 20 September 2009 05:55 (fifteen years ago)

Gasptastic.

― StanM, Sunday, 20 September 2009 06:34 (fifteen years ago)

cha-ching!
score!
blammo! as in you just got a stike in wii bowling... not as in "that new haircut is blammo"

― beauty of grunge = abandon (CaptainLorax), Sunday, 20 September 2009 06:49 (fifteen years ago)

Brilliant!

― musically, Sunday, 20 September 2009 06:51 (fifteen years ago)

well good

― holosystolic murmur and the thrill (gbx), Sunday, 20 September 2009 06:52 (fifteen years ago)

"Platypus!"

― huh (latebloomer), Sunday, 20 September 2009 06:55 (fifteen years ago)

I thought you guys said "splendid."

― nickn, Sunday, 20 September 2009 07:42 (fifteen years ago)

Excellent (or is that too Mr Burns like?)
Marvellous, for a whiff of the cricket commentary
My flatmate says "Delicimoso" which I find faintly embarrassing. The ideal source for an English, masculine, assertive statement of approval surely must be Biggles. Cracking good stuff.

― menelaus, Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:21 (fifteen years ago)

"Excellent!"
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/billandted460.jpg

― a gift from your mind in the form of the perfect beat (snoball), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:26 (fifteen years ago)

Biggles

How about "Top hole!" <insert Biggles homoerotic subject joke here>

― a gift from your mind in the form of the perfect beat (snoball), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:27 (fifteen years ago)

~~subject~~ subtext

― a gift from your mind in the form of the perfect beat (snoball), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:27 (fifteen years ago)

"quite nice" or "rather nice"

― Change Display Name: (Steve Shasta), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:34 (fifteen years ago)

spiffing

― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:36 (fifteen years ago)

Corking!
Marvellous.
Magnificent!
Blinding.
Pornofornocacophagomaniacal!

― alien vs the smiths (country matters), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:42 (fifteen years ago)

I've attempted to revive 'capital' before, attracting much scorn.

― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:42 (fifteen years ago)

^^^YES, except without the scorn. Gotta time these things :p although 'Capital' is generally to be used to express mild or sarcastic approval rather than extreme approval.

― alien vs the smiths (country matters), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:44 (fifteen years ago)

Monstah!

― a gift from your mind in the form of the perfect beat (snoball), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:46 (fifteen years ago)

Oh, 'well jackson innit', obv

― alien vs the smiths (country matters), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:46 (fifteen years ago)

JURASSIC PARK

― alien vs the smiths (country matters), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:46 (fifteen years ago)

"Génial!"
"Pleasant!"

― Lloyd George and the Commotions (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:47 (fifteen years ago)

Thrilling!

― this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:48 (fifteen years ago)

"Sexsational!"

― Lloyd George and the Commotions (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:48 (fifteen years ago)

http://i35.tinypic.com/2zewfhw.jpg

― StanM, Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:52 (fifteen years ago)

Ripper!

― menelaus, Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:54 (fifteen years ago)

Topper!

― alien vs the smiths (country matters), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:55 (fifteen years ago)

RESPLENDENT

― alien vs the smiths (country matters), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:55 (fifteen years ago)

Cricket is a reliably rich source for this sort of thing. 'Unplayable', 'ripper', 'meaty' or the all-purpose exclamation 'bowling!' would all be just dandy.

― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:56 (fifteen years ago)

SHOT!

― alien vs the smiths (country matters), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:56 (fifteen years ago)

"Fanrrific!"

― Lloyd George and the Commotions (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:57 (fifteen years ago)

http://tomasf.se/etc/huzzah.jpg

― weatheringdaleson, Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:59 (fifteen years ago)

Tickety-boo?

― menelaus, Sunday, 20 September 2009 09:04 (fifteen years ago)

Wizzard
Super
Banging

― menelaus, Sunday, 20 September 2009 09:12 (fifteen years ago)

"Scrooge McDuck!"

― huh (latebloomer), Sunday, 20 September 2009 09:25 (fifteen years ago)

Radical

― menelaus, Sunday, 20 September 2009 09:56 (fifteen years ago)

reading through these too fast i saw

fanficrific
spliffing
gaptastic

― jergins, Sunday, 20 September 2009 10:01 (fifteen years ago)

"Result!"

I use this one a bit. Also "Excellent", but I always emphasise the Mr Burns stylings.

― krakow, Sunday, 20 September 2009 10:05 (fifteen years ago)

There are so many ways to say "excellent!"
http://redmarketer.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/waynes-world_l.jpg

― a gift from your mind in the form of the perfect beat (snoball), Sunday, 20 September 2009 10:07 (fifteen years ago)

Ah, I get so stuck in the Mr Burns manner that I forgot Wayne! I'm going to try and remember to switch it up a bit with my "Excellent!" saying.

― krakow, Sunday, 20 September 2009 10:20 (fifteen years ago)

Only one way to say Bodacious though

― menelaus, Sunday, 20 September 2009 10:32 (fifteen years ago)

gnarly
tubular
way cool
groovy
mondo
outrageous
funky

― salsa shark, Sunday, 20 September 2009 11:20 (fifteen years ago)

is that a list of the Star Road levels in Super Mario World?

This thread is a godsend, too often lately I've felt awkward at saying 'awesome'. I'm pretty sure that a Scottish guy saying 'corking' will be much better.

― Akon/Family (Merdeyeux), Sunday, 20 September 2009 11:53 (fifteen years ago)

Cracking works better than corking in a Scottish accent. Well, in my Scottish accent anyway.

― ailsa, Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:07 (fifteen years ago)

Ace!
Boss!
Nice!

― tlönic irrigation (c sharp major), Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:11 (fifteen years ago)

Skill!

― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:14 (fifteen years ago)

Top Banana!

― Teh Movable Object (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:21 (fifteen years ago)

'Ave it!

― a gift from your mind in the form of the perfect beat (snoball), Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:29 (fifteen years ago)

I Say!

― StanM, Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:51 (fifteen years ago)

Grand!
Splendid!

― young depardieu looming out of void in hour of profound triumph (Le Bateau Ivre), Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:54 (fifteen years ago)

"Top banana" is a new one to me - I have heard "cool banana" though
Bally good show, old bean
For antipodean styling - "You beauty!"

― menelaus, Sunday, 20 September 2009 13:23 (fifteen years ago)

Tits!

― Niles Caulder, Sunday, 20 September 2009 13:26 (fifteen years ago)

Regal mate

― unban dictionary (blueski), Sunday, 20 September 2009 13:47 (fifteen years ago)

BITCHIN

― a porterhouse steak three times a day-ay! (╓abies), Sunday, 20 September 2009 13:50 (fifteen years ago)

Bonza

― menelaus, Sunday, 20 September 2009 13:53 (fifteen years ago)

Stonking

― menelaus, Sunday, 20 September 2009 14:06 (fifteen years ago)

wizard!

― Hillary had Everest in his veins (sunny successor), Sunday, 20 September 2009 14:18 (fifteen years ago)

YES!

― ice cr?m, Sunday, 20 September 2009 14:21 (fifteen years ago)

Terrific, and maybe even
Obama

― menelaus, Sunday, 20 September 2009 14:30 (fifteen years ago)

Outstanding!

― my future wife has to love talking about the ninja turtles (los blue jeans), Sunday, 20 September 2009 14:39 (fifteen years ago)

WICKED AWESOME

― ice cr?m, Sunday, 20 September 2009 14:44 (fifteen years ago)

HAMMOCK!

― a porterhouse steak three times a day-ay! (╓abies), Sunday, 20 September 2009 14:45 (fifteen years ago)

Copacetic!

― maybe, perhaps...Yes! (doo dah), Sunday, 20 September 2009 15:04 (fifteen years ago)

Lots to choose from. I quite fancy 'wizard', rocking it 50s style.

― chap, Sunday, 20 September 2009 15:07 (fifteen years ago)

We need a strategy now for getting into general parlance

― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 20 September 2009 15:12 (fifteen years ago)

I will use it incessantly next time I visit London's trendy Hoxton.

― chap, Sunday, 20 September 2009 15:16 (fifteen years ago)

All the hip kids know that Shoreditch is where it's at.

― a gift from your mind in the form of the perfect beat (snoball), Sunday, 20 September 2009 15:17 (fifteen years ago)

muthafuckas act like they forgot about "Capital!"

― Drove away his head. (Derelict), Sunday, 20 September 2009 16:17 (fifteen years ago)

http://clsuk.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/madmarx.jpg

― Drove away his head. (Derelict), Sunday, 20 September 2009 16:23 (fifteen years ago)

Image Hosted by Tripod!

― velko, Sunday, 20 September 2009 16:25 (fifteen years ago)

Peachy

― menelaus, Sunday, 20 September 2009 16:28 (fifteen years ago)

Oh man, that's just so tripod, daddio.

― I saw your posse, but now it's me who's bossy (DavidM), Sunday, 20 September 2009 16:29 (fifteen years ago)

superb (not followed by 'what' or 'old boy'

― What are the benefits of dating a younger guy, better erections? (darraghmac), Sunday, 20 September 2009 17:14 (fifteen years ago)

Tripod = something standing on three legs

― display name on board (sarahel), Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:22 (fifteen years ago)

Biddley-Boo!

― MaresNest, Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:27 (fifteen years ago)

Sound.

― krakow, Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:28 (fifteen years ago)

please don't use the vast majority of these words btw

― unban dictionary (blueski), Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:28 (fifteen years ago)

poontastic

― display name on board (sarahel), Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:29 (fifteen years ago)

bonkers

― do you want to be happier? (whatever), Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:34 (fifteen years ago)

For antipodean styling - "You beauty!"

Scottish version - "ya dancer" (I use this a LOT)

― ailsa, Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:36 (fifteen years ago)

'a bit good'

― alien vs the smiths (country matters), Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:37 (fifteen years ago)

I also use "Genius!" quite a lot.

"Ya fuckin' dancer" indeed ailsa, good one.

― krakow, Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:37 (fifteen years ago)

honestly, I think someone needs to conduct an experiment in which they try out these words and chronicle the reactions they get

― display name on board (sarahel), Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:40 (fifteen years ago)

At the very least we need to boil it down to a poll.

― krakow, Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:41 (fifteen years ago)

in the interests of science

― display name on board (sarahel), Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:42 (fifteen years ago)

Why not pick one of these (or randomly pick another place name yourself)?

― StanM, Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:44 (fifteen years ago)

"Isn't that just Dorchester?" would be one, except it already means a sort of cough. :-/

― StanM, Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:45 (fifteen years ago)

Get in!

― lacoste intolerant (suzy), Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:46 (fifteen years ago)

Fwoooar!

― a gift from your mind in the form of the perfect beat (snoball), Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:55 (fifteen years ago)

Spiceworld!

― Teh Movable Object (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:56 (fifteen years ago)

Stereo!

― Huey in Bristol (Huey in Melbourne), Sunday, 20 September 2009 20:57 (fifteen years ago)

Stiff!

― Peinlich Manoeuvre (NickB), Sunday, 20 September 2009 21:04 (fifteen years ago)

I'm thinking "tripod" could really work, especially if when you say it you make a tripod "shape" with your hands.

― display name on board (sarahel), Sunday, 20 September 2009 21:07 (fifteen years ago)

Tripod is what every crusty (think English punk/hippy hybrid with dreads, dirty fatigues, cider) has traditionally named a three-legged dog. See also 'dog on a string'.

― lacoste intolerant (suzy), Sunday, 20 September 2009 22:00 (fifteen years ago)

Fresh!

― Nate Carson, Sunday, 20 September 2009 22:26 (fifteen years ago)

Mr T might say (of a person) that they were "5 T Tough"
I like ya dancer, might try to incorporate that into my speech, just to spice it up a little.

― menelaus, Monday, 21 September 2009 01:11 (fifteen years ago)

Wow, that's such a cleavage idea!

― StanM, Monday, 21 September 2009 09:50 (fifteen years ago)

Would Nadical be too ~~horrible~~ travolting a pun?

― menelaus, Monday, 21 September 2009 12:32 (fifteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

"Bonzai!"

― krakow, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 14:56 (fifteen years ago)

"Bravo!"

But we sadly missed it for the polls. :-(

― krakow, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:53 (fifteen years ago)

Adjectives of extreme approval for uptight Brits (part 1)

Adjectives of extreme approval for uptight Brits (part 2)

― chap, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:00 (fifteen years ago)

We're going to need the "Forgotten Interjections: Extreme Approval for uptight Brits (Part 3)" poll.

― krakow, Wednesday, October 7, 2009 3:57 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Okay, any further suggestions can go on the original thread, and I will do part three in a couple of days.

― chap, Wednesday, October 7, 2009 3:58 PM (0 seconds ago) Bookmark

― chap, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:00 (fifteen years ago)

Spongy!

― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:00 (fifteen years ago)

Noam Chomsky!

― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:01 (fifteen years ago)

"Bingo!"

― krakow, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:01 (fifteen years ago)

Dicktabulous!

― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:02 (fifteen years ago)

CTRL-F for "Pip Pip!" and "Cheerio!" phrase not found

― fred phelps loves it in the poopchute googlerank outreach project (jjjusten), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:05 (fifteen years ago)

Gash!

― l'homme moderne: il forniquait et lisait des journaux (Michael White), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:06 (fifteen years ago)

crtl-f kudos

― cutty, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:07 (fifteen years ago)

Major!

― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:10 (fifteen years ago)

Bone-zer

― this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:12 (fifteen years ago)

Royal!

― StanM, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:18 (fifteen years ago)

Kudos, indeed. Good call.

Blimey, everything I say seems like an overlooked gem.

― krakow, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:18 (fifteen years ago)

Raggett!

― StanM, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:18 (fifteen years ago)

^^^^ like this one!

― butt sound insanity (gbx), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:18 (fifteen years ago)

So they don't get missed:

"Indeed!"
"Good call!"

― krakow, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:21 (fifteen years ago)

Magma!

― Gunther von Hagen Daas (NickB), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:23 (fifteen years ago)

"Sterling!"

― krakow, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:24 (fifteen years ago)

Bone-zer

just to clarify this is 'bonzer' as pronounced by an uptight Brit.

― this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:24 (fifteen years ago)

Hello!

― gnarly sceptre, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:24 (fifteen years ago)

"indeed" = person that uses this as an approving exclamation is or was, in my experience, an avid reader of fantasy novels

― butt sound insanity (gbx), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:24 (fifteen years ago)

Love it NickB, how apt.

― krakow, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:24 (fifteen years ago)

Here, for ease of checking is an alphabetical list of everything that made it into the first two polls. Might save folks a bit of ctrl-f bother.

A bit good!
Ace!
Ave it!
Banging!
Biddley-Boo!
Bitchin!
Blammo!
Blinding!
Bonza!
Bonzai!
Boss!
Bowling!
Brilliant!
Bully!
Capital!
Cha-ching!
Cleavage!
Copacetic!
Corking!
Cracking good stuff!
Delicimoso!
Excellent!
Fanriffic!
Fantastic!
Fresh!
funky!
Fwoooar!
Gasptastic!
Gear!
Génial!
Genius!
Get in!
gnarly!
Grand!
groovy!
Hammock!
Huzzah!
I say!
Jolly good!
Jurassic Park!
Magnificent!
Marvellous!
Meaty!
mondo!
Monstah!
Nadical!
Nice!
Obama!
outrageous!
Outstanding!
Peachy!
Platypus!
Pleasant!
Poontastic!
Quite nice!
Radical!
Rather nice!
Regal mate!
Resplendent!
Result!
Ripper!
Score!
Scrooge McDuck!
Sexsational!
Shot!
Skill!
Smashing!
Sound!
Spiceworld!
Spiffing!
Splendid!
Stereo!
Stiff!
Stonking!
Super!
Superb!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Terrific!
Thrilling!
Tickety-boo!
Tits!
Top banana!
Top hole!
Topper!
Tripod!
Tubular!
Unplayable!
way cool!
Well good!
Well jackson innit!
Wizzard!
Ya dancer!
You beauty!

― krakow, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:49 (fifteen years ago)

Another new one:

Storming!

― krakow, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:49 (fifteen years ago)

Nice one Krakow! Nifty job.

― chap, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:52 (fifteen years ago)

Succotash!

― Squash weather (Eazy), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:53 (fifteen years ago)

Sharp!

Wicker!

Walter Matthau!

― Squash weather (Eazy), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:54 (fifteen years ago)

Hooj!

― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:55 (fifteen years ago)

Giddy-Up!

― young depardieu looming out of void in hour of profound triumph (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 17:05 (fifteen years ago)

Belting.

― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 17:12 (fifteen years ago)

"Wonderbar!"

― musically, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 21:26 (fifteen years ago)

I'll do the third poll in a couple of hours, so last chance if anyone wants to sneak a few in.

― chap, Thursday, 8 October 2009 11:38 (fifteen years ago)

toothsome

― estela, Thursday, 8 October 2009 11:47 (fifteen years ago)

raw-ther

― Brewer's Bitch (darraghmac), Thursday, 8 October 2009 11:57 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.booksfromscotland.com/assets_spa/dynamic/1180435450972.jpeg

... correct spelling!

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 October 2009 12:02 (fifteen years ago)

I had that Denace the Menace Fan Club badge. You got a hairy Gnasher one too with your membership card. Dead smart!

― Obscured by clowns (NickB), Thursday, 8 October 2009 12:15 (fifteen years ago)

sweet

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 8 October 2009 12:51 (fifteen years ago)

Safe!

― Man!! (Man!!) (country matters), Thursday, 8 October 2009 12:55 (fifteen years ago)

"Rather!" & "Sweet!" are sad omissions, good call.

Also, I don't know if "Nice one!" is distinct enough from "Nice!"

― krakow, Thursday, 8 October 2009 12:57 (fifteen years ago)

I'm amazed how many of these there are. They just keep coming.

― krakow, Thursday, 8 October 2009 12:58 (fifteen years ago)

Heavens! ;)

― ken "save-a-finn" c (ken c), Thursday, 8 October 2009 13:00 (fifteen years ago)

Scottish version - "ya dancer"