British English Slang – Cracking.
Excellent, very good or impressive. You can use it for almost anything that’s really good – a person, a film, a meal or a game of football.
Cracking is a cheerful, very British word with a slightly old-fashioned, friendly feel. It can also be used as an adverb meaning extremely: “I saw a cracking good film on the telly last night!”
Similar Slang:
- Lit – modern slang for exciting or excellent.
- Dench – modern British slang for awesome.
- Tickety-boo – British slang for fine or in good order.
Example:
- “We went to see a film, then went dancing until 3am. It was a cracking night!”
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Excellent or very good. It can also mean “extremely”, as in “a cracking good film”.
Not really. It is a long-established, cheerful British word with a slightly old-fashioned feel, used by all ages.
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