wild
crazy, intense, unbelievable (exclamation of astonishment)
Origin
Use of the German/English word 'wild' as an exclamation for especially intense, heavy or unbelievable situations; it expresses astonishment but also recognition. In youth slang shaped by English and social media it works both as an exclamation ('Wild!') and as an . 'Wild' appeared on the top-10 list for Jugendwort des Jahres around 2021/2022.
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Ellipsis and aposiopesis as stylistic devicesEllipse und Aposiopese als Stilmittel
Examples
Er hat den ganzen gegessen? Wild.
He just ate the whole cake by himself? Wild.