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You did great. Also: you look great.

What it actually means

General-purpose praise. Increasingly used ironically by Gen Alpha, who consider it slightly dated — which tells you how fast this moves.

In the wild

new haircut? slay

Your haircut looks fantastic.

Knew that one. How about nine more?

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