Reverse Dictionary: WONDERFUL

ADJECTIVES
► ABFAB wonderful, very attractive, first-rate → 2004 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► ABOVE-WONDERFUL more than wonderful → 1625 obs.
► ACE excellent, wonderful → 1930s sl., orig. US
► ACES wonderful; excellent; well-respected; of the very best quality; superior → 20C US sl.
► ACES AND EIGHTS wonderful, marvellous, excellent → 1920s sl.
► ACES UP wonderful; excellent; well-respected → 20C US sl.
► ACEY best, excellent, expert, wonderful → 1930s sl., orig. US
► ACKNICKULOUS wonderful, marvellous → 1980s African-American & teen sl.
► ADMIRABLE to be wondered at; wonderful, surprising, marvellous → 1596 obs.
► ALL A-TREAT excellent, wonderful → 1900s sl.
► ALL-TIME memorably good; absolutely first-rate; great, fantastic, wonderful → 1945 Amer. sl., esp. surfing usage
► ALVO excellent, wonderful → 1990s US students’ sl.
► ANXIOUS wonderful, excellent → 1958 African-American dial.
► AWESOME exceptionally good; wonderful; great, excellent  → 1975 US sl.
► AWSE awesome, wonderful, perfect → 1989 Amer. sl.
► BAD marvellous, wonderful; deeply satisfying; stunningly attractive or stylish; sexy → 1897 US sl., esp. African-American
► BALLING excellent, wonderful, first-rate → 1950s sl.
► BASHY amazing, wonderful → 1990s sl.
► BEASTLY excellent, wonderful, very enjoyable → 1950s African-American sl.
► BIFTA wonderful, impressive → 2007 sl. (Bk.)
► BLINDING uniquely wonderful → 2012 Brit. sl. (Bk.)
► BOSS excellent, first-rate; wonderful → 1836 Amer. dial.
► BRILL wonderful, exciting → 1970s UK sl.
► COOL BREEZE first-rate, wonderful → 1960s sl., orig. US
► CORKER excellent, wonderful → L19
► CORKING excellent, wonderful → L19
► CRUNK excellent, wonderful → 1990s US students’ & teen sl.
► CUSHTY good, wonderful; fine, brilliant → 1929 Brit. sl.
► D excellent, wonderful, first-rate → E19 sl.
► DADDY ultimate, wonderful → 1980s US students’ sl.
► DARBY excellent; wonderful, first-rate; great; good; fine → 1918 US sl.
► DEEVIE ► DEEVY wonderful, sweet, cute → 1900s UK society sl.
► DET ► DETT first-rate, excellent, wonderful → 1990s sl.
► DREAMY said of something wonderful or delightful → 1926 sl., orig. US
► EVIL excellent, wonderful, the best → 1920s sl.
► FAB fabulous, wonderful → 1957 sl.
► FABBO fabulous, wonderful → 1960s sl.
► FABBY fabulous, wonderful → 1960s sl.
► FABULOSA wonderful → 1967 UK sl.
► FABULOSO wonderful, excellent → 1990s sl., orig. homosexual usage
► FANTABULOSA wonderful → 1967 UK sl.
► FANTABULOUS wonderful, marvellous, really great → 1958 Amer. sl.
► FAR OUT excellent, wonderful, first-rate → 1957 sl., orig. African-American
► FERLY strange, wonderful, marvellous, surprising → 1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FROODY grand; wonderful; cool → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► FUNKED-UP excellent; first-rate; splendid; wonderful; cool; sophisticated → 1990s African-American sl.
► GALACTIC great, wonderful, amazing → 1998 US sl.
► GALLOWS ► GALLUS attractive, wonderful; self-confident, quick-witted, brave, tough, bold, daring, ostentatious, nonchalant → 1789 UK
► GNARLY excellent, wonderful; great → 1980s US teen sl.
► GRAVY wonderful, excellent → sl.
► GRAVYCAKES wonderful, fine, super → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► HOTSY-TOTSY wonderful, delightful; just right; later, pretentiously fashionable → 1924 sl., orig. US
► HYPOPPERCANORIOUS wonderful, excellent → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► ILL wonderful, first-rate → 1980s African-American & teen sl.
► INSANE wonderful, admirable, excellent → 1940s, orig. African-American usage
► IZZUM-WIZZUM wonderful, delightful → 1926 US sl. (Bk.)
► JOLLY D! wonderful, excellent, fantastic → 20C juvenile usage
► KILLING fascinating, very interesting, wonderful → M19 sl., orig. US
► KOOK AND THE GANG unemotional and relaxed, calm, imperturbable; excellent, admirable, wonderful → 2003 Irish sl.
► MARVEL marvellous, wonderful → a1300 obs.
► MASTERFUL wonderful → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MASTERPIECE chief, great, wonderful → 1895 Eng. dial.
► MASTROUS great, extreme, wonderful → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MENTAL used as an intensifier meaning wonderful, bizarre, terrifying according to context → 1990s sl.
► MIRABUNDOUS wonderful → 1694 obs.
► MIRANDOUS wonderful → 1652 obs.
► NECROMANTIC magical, wonderful → 1630
► NIFTY BEANS absolutely splendid, great, wonderful; admirable → 1971 Amer. sl.
► NIFTY-KEEN absolutely splendid, great, wonderful; admirable → 1971 Amer. sl.
► NITRO excellent, wonderful → 1989 US sl.
► NOBBY wonderful → 1876 US sl.
► ODIOUS very big, great, excessive, intense, out of the ordinary; strange, wonderful → 1825 Sc.
► OUDISH amazing, wonderful → 2001 UK teen sl.
► PEACHY excellent, wonderful; great, fine, splendid → 1900 Amer. sl.
► PEACHY-KEEN excellent, wonderful; great → 1955 Amer. sl.
► PERMIRIFIC very wonderful or marvellous → 1868 obs.
► PUSS excellent; wonderful → 1990s US sl.
► RADGE wonderful → 1990s sl.
► RADGY wonderful → 1990s sl.
► RADIO RENTAL ► RADIO RENTALS wonderful, amazing; insane, mad, crazy  → 1960s rhyming sl. for ‘mental’
► RASPY excellent, wonderful → 2000s US teen sl.
► RENTALS wonderful, amazing; insane, mad, crazy  → 1960s rhyming sl. for ‘mental’
► RIGHTEOUS excellent, wonderful; cool → 1930 US sl., orig. African-American
► SCRUMBOTIOUS first-class, wonderful, excellent, fine, delightful; often but not always used of food → 1910s sl.
► SCRUMDOLIOUS wonderful, excellent; often but not always used of food → 1910s sl.
► SHIRTY wonderful, excellent, great → 1965 US students’ sl.
► SICK excellent, first-rate, wonderful → 1980s Aust. & US sl.
► SOOPER-DOOPER ► SUPER-DUPER excellent, wonderful, splendid, superb → 1940s US sl.
► SPIFFING excellent, wonderful, pretty damn good → 1872 sl.
► SPIFFY wonderful, pretty damn good → c1930s UK playground sl.
► SPLENDIFEROUS wonderful, perfect → M19 sl.
► SUPERFLY superior; wonderful → 1971 African-American sl.
► TAJ excellent, wonderful, luscious → L19 UK teen sl.
► TEARING wonderful, well → 19C Eng. dial.
► TERATICAL relating to marvels or prodigies; incredible, wonderful, miraculous → 1722
► TERRIFIC excellent; wonderful → 1888 Amer. sl.
► TITS excellent; wonderful → 1960s US sl.
► TOAST excellent; wonderful; cool → 1970s US teen sl.
► TOO FUCKING MUCH ► TOO MUCH wonderful, excellent, very best → 1930s sl., orig. US
► TUBULAR wonderful, excellent → 1970s US teen sl.
► VICIOUS wonderful, excellent, admirable → 1980s African-American & teen sl.
► WACKER excellent, wonderful → 1940s Aust. sl.
► WAILING ► WHALING excellent, wonderful → 1954 African-American musicians’ usage
► WHACKER excellent, wonderful → 1940s Aust. sl.
► WHACKO THE CHOOK excellent, first-rate, absolutely wonderful → 1970s Aust. sl.
► WHACKO THE GOOSE excellent, first-rate, absolutely wonderful → 1970s Aust. sl.
► WICKED really good, fantastic, excellent, first-rate, wonderful; great; deeply satisfying → 1920 sl., orig. US
► WIG excellent, wonderful, great → 1965 US sl.
► WIZZY excellent, exciting, wonderful; used for registering general approval → 1998 UK sl.
► YOU-BEAUT wonderful; amazing; excellent → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)

ADVERBS
► DANDY excellently, wonderfully → 20C sl., orig. US
► ESTAMIN wonderfully, surprisingly, astoundingly → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ESTAMINLY wonderfully, surprisingly, astoundingly → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MARVELLY amazingly, wonderfully, marvellously → c1330 obs.
► MAZING very, amazingly; wonderfully, astonishingly → 1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SPLASHING wonderfully, excellently, superbly → L19 sl.
► TO MARVEL wonderfully → c1500 obs.

INTERJECTIONS
► AH TUFF! great! wonderful! → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► BACK OF THE NET! an exclamation meaning wonderful! perfect! → 1980s sl.
► BONUS! excellent! wonderful! first-class! → 1980s US students’ sl.
► COOL BREEZE! exclamation: excellent; wonderful; first-rate → 1960s sl.
► EGGY! excellent! wonderful! → 1990s UK juvenile usage
► FANDABIDOZI! wonderful! → 1978 UK sl.
► FAR AWAY! amazing! wonderful! remarkable! → 1970 sl.
► FAR OUT! amazing! remarkable! wonderful! → 1954 sl.
► NEATO JET! extremely excellent! absolutely wonderful → 1998 US teen sl.
► NEATO TORPEDO! extremely excellent! absolutely wonderful → 1983 US teen sl.
► NIFTY! terrific! splendid! wonderful! → 1962 US teen sl.
► NIFTY BEANS! terrific! splendid! wonderful! → 1982 US teen sl.
► NIFTY KEEN! terrific! splendid! wonderful! → 1972 US teen sl.
► RAPID! a general term of approval; excellent! wonderful! → 1980s Irish sl.
► ULTRA! excellent! first-rate! wonderful! → 1980s sl.

NOUNS
► ADMIRABILITY the quality of being admirable; wonderfulness → 1731
► BALLS something excellent, wonderful; one’s preference → 2000s African-American sl.
► BELTER something wonderful, excellent, or exciting → 2007 sl. (Bk.)
► BERRIES, THE something very good or wonderful → 1990 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► BIFTA something wonderful or impressive → 2007 sl. (Bk.)
► DAISY a thing that is remarkable, wonderful, excellent, first-rate or superior → 1757 Amer. sl.
► DANDY a thing that is admirable, remarkable, excellent, wonderful, first-rate, superior, etc. → 1784 colloq.
► FIRLY-FARLY a wonderful thing, a marvel → 1785 Sc.
► GASSER something wonderful, very exceptional, extraordinarily successful → 1944 US sl.
► GREATEST, THE the best, the most wonderful person or thing → colloq.
► HOME COOKING anything outstanding, wonderful or first-rate → 1930s African-American sl.
► HOOPERDOO a remarkable, wonderful, or superior person or thing → 1940 US sl.
► HOOPERDOOPER a remarkable, wonderful, or superior person or thing → 1940 US sl.
► HOYTOYTOY a wonderful time → 1942 US sl. (Bk.)
► LOLLYPALOOZER something wonderful → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► MAGNALE a great or wonderful thing → 1623 obs.
► MAGNALIA great or wonderful works; wonders → c1645 obs.
► MAGNALITY a great or wonderful thing → 1646 obs.
► NADS, THE something wonderful → 1983 US students’ sl.
► NECTAR anything exceptionally wonderful → 1989 US students’ sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BEE’S KNEES, THE someone extraordinary, wonderful, or admirable; an excellent or superior person, or one who poses as such → → 1905 sl., orig. US
► BERRIES, THE someone very good or wonderful → 1990 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► DAISY a person that is remarkable, wonderful, excellent, first-rate or superior → 1757 Amer. sl.
► DANDY a person that is admirable, remarkable, excellent, wonderful, first-rate, superior, etc.; a skilful person → 1784 colloq.
► DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH a person who is wonderful despite a rough exterior; a person with great potential → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► FROG’S TONSILS, THE someone extraordinary, wonderful, or admirable; an excellent or superior person, or one who poses as such → → 1936 US sl.
► GREATEST, THE the best, the most wonderful person ..colloq.
► HOOPERDOO a remarkable, wonderful, or superior person or thing → 1940 US sl.
► HOOPERDOOPER a remarkable, wonderful, or superior person or thing → 1940 US sl.
► WHIZBANG a person or thing that is remarkable, wonderful, superior, etc. → 1915 sl.

PHRASES
► THE SUN SHINES OUT OF HIS ARSE he is wonderful, perfect, or the favourite → 2007 UK sl. (Bk.)

VERBS
► FEEL LIKE A MILLION BUCKS to feel wonderful → 1937 Amer. sl.