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slang Cool or fantastic. Have you heard this track yet? Oh man, it's ill—you're gonna love it! A: "Those cleats are ill, dude." B: "Right? You gotta show out for the playoffs." Whoa, I really didn't expect that kid's rhymes to be ill—he looks like such a geek!
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ill

1. mod. lame; dull; bad. That broad is truly ill and has a face that would stop a clock.
2. and illing and illin’ mod. excellent; cool. We had an ill time at your party. Loved it!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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