Killerish means something that's in the ballpark of killer — almost brilliant, borderline devastating, or vaguely intense.
Killerish means something that's in the ballpark of killer — almost brilliant, borderline devastating, or vaguely intense. The '-ish' suffix does what it always does: hedges. Something killerish has killer energy without fully committing to the top tier. It's the linguistic equivalent of giving five stars but adding 'maybe more like four and a half'.
The new track is killerish — not quite their best work but it's going to bang live.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(slang) A person or thing that is astonishing, outstanding, or exciting.
A casual, informal adjective covering two related senses: somewhat chilly (mildly cold) and somewhat 'chill' in the sense of relaxed or low-key. The '-ish' suffix softens whichever base quality is meant, making the word appropriately vague for casual speech. Context makes the intended meaning clear.
(slang) Excellent, terrific, outstanding, or wonderful.
(slang) Somewhat killer.
Like or resembling a killer.