Hello! What is "geil / geile"?
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In its original meaning "geil" meant "lustful", "giving pleasure", not only in a sexual meaning but also for greasy food "geiler Braten", "geiles Fleisch"- various regional slangs it's still used that way! Of course, it basically means "horny" but in the 70's youngsters started to use it as a synonym of awesome, cool, great, fantastic, wonderful, etc. also like "on fire". Nowadays, if you want to be cool you can say it for everything: ein geiler Film, eine geile Frau, eine geile Wohnung, or even: A: ,,Kommst du am Samstag zu meiner Party? B: ,,Geil, klar! Ich liebe Partys!" or ,,Ich finde diese Musik geil!"
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geil is a slang word for something awesome( like the english examples would be "bitchin" or "sick") originally geil has a sexual meaning= being horny
It means extremely cool (w/ a slight sexual reference, to something that is so arousingly good). But nowadays, it is used in everyday talk for something so cool, stimulating, and rivetting
It means cool or awesome, but historically (and seldomly now) means horny: if you want to impress some germans, say "geilo!" when you see something cool. Hope this helps!
geil = Horny geile = Cool
I think this expression should be used sparingly unless you speak the language at A2.2/B1.1 level. In professional context, I would not recommend using it.
It is another word for Cool, tremendous, super etc... In rare occasions also used in sexual context for "Horny" ;-)
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