Compliments & Approval · New Zealand slang

Mean

High praise: excellent, awesome, impressive. 'The meanest' is the best there is.

"That's a mean feed, bro."

"Her new car is the meanest."

by Bren

Origin & notes

Also 'mean Maori mean' as celebratory phrase.

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