guay

What it means

1. 1.

   Cool, great. The peninsular equivalent of Mexican chido, and invariant — it does not change for gender or number.

Examples with translations

• Qué guay tu chaqueta.

  Your jacket is so cool.

• Estuvo muy guay la exposición.

  The exhibition was really good.

Where it comes from

Emerged in Madrid youth slang in the 1970s and 80s and became general. It sounds slightly of its era to younger speakers, who may prefer guapo or brutal, but it remains in wide use.

First attested: 1970s

Other forms

Similar terms:

genial, chulo