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Definition of swell
swell
adjective
- good, cool.
Person A: How are you?
Person B: Swell, just swell.Person A: How's it going?
Person B: Swell, just swell.
Citation from "Of Ice and Men", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 7 (2006) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: okay, fine.
Last edited on Mar 03 2013. Submitted by Mike K. from Louisville, CO, USA on Nov 05 2003.
- Used in the 40's and 50's to mean something good. Can be used as enthusiastic, or as sarcastic.
How are you feeling? Swell!
How do you feel after that drinking binge last night? Swell.
- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Last edited on Oct 15 2008. Submitted by Todd W. from Como, Italy on Oct 15 2008.
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Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun': | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome". | |
| Definitions include: cool. | |
| Definitions include: a fun activity or occasion. | |
| Definitions include: very "bomb". | |
| Definitions include: amazing; "fresh"; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: incomparable. | |
| Definitions include: an expression of confirmation or agreement. | |
| Definitions include: impressive or exceptional. | |
| Definitions include: really bad, disgusting. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: emphatic way of saying "fantastic." | |
| Definitions include: cool or off the hook. | |
| Definitions include: very good; excellent; fun; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: For slang words meaning great, see good, okay, cool, awesome, fun. | |
| Definitions include: "cool". | |
Other terms relating to 'okay, fine': | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: to be okay; not a big concern. | |
| Definitions include: doing well in life. | |
| Definitions include: fine; okay. | |
| Definitions include: to relax; "hang out". | |
| Definitions include: very ok. | |
| Definitions include: of a situation or current life condition, good. | |
| Definitions include: "alright". | |
| Definitions include: without need or desire for something or to do something in particular; "fine". | |
| Definitions include: good, fine. | |
| Definitions include: in functioning order or at a level of acceptability; "fine". | |
| Definitions include: "okay". | |
| Definitions include: "all right". | |
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| Definitions include: shoes. | |
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