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huono — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bad adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
  • cheap adj Costing little money.
  • inferior adj Lower in rank, quality, or importance than something or someone else.
  • lame adj Unable to walk normally because of an injury or problem with the legs or feet.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • poor adj Having little money or few possessions.
  • raunchy adjective Crude or sexually explicit in a way that can be humorous or shocking.
  • scrubby adj Covered with or consisting of scrub.
  • slight adj Small in degree or amount; minor.
  • weak adj Lacking physical strength or power.
  • wrong adj Incorrect or not true.

Senses

huono is used for these senses in English:

  • bad (semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
  • bad (originally, _, AAVE, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
  • bad (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
  • inferior Of low rank, standard or quality.
  • lame (colloquial) Unconvincing or unbelievable.
  • mean Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
  • poor Of low quality.
  • raunchy Very low-class; inferior; inadequate.

bad — full definition

  1. adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
  2. adj Morally wrong or wicked.
  3. adj Not functioning correctly, spoiled, or faulty.
  4. adj Severe or serious in degree.
  5. adj Informally, excellent, impressive, or admirably tough (a slang meaning that flips the usual sense).

cheap — full definition

  1. adj Costing little money.
  2. adj Of poor quality, as if made to save money rather than to last.
  3. adj Unwilling to spend money; stingy.
  4. adj Achieved through unfair or underhanded means.

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