amazeballs
An enthusiastic British-originated internet slang term meaning something is absolutely amazing, wonderful, or impressive.
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Born ~2010 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
People watched our midfielders this year and thought he was the one we needed to sell? Amazeballs. He was one of our better players when he was starting in midfield until he fell out with Slot.
Ohhhhhhh myyyyyyy Parks and Rec Donna would be amazeballs, but I meant Mrs. Sandwich. Since she doesn’t (as yet) have a first name, I went with the actor’s name much like Nina and Maggie.
Yay! Time to do something before the summer heat wilts you. Yesterday was amazeballs.
I use doritos as my nacho chips (or any not boycotted equiv) its fucking amazeballs
That pudding looks absolutely amazeballs!
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An enthusiastic British-originated internet slang term meaning something is absolutely amazing, wonderful, or impressive. The '-balls' suffix is a common intensifier in informal English, adding emphasis and playful exaggeration. 'Amazeballs' peaked in popularity around 2011–2013, heavily associated with celebrity culture, gossip blogs, and early social media. Today it can be used sincerely or ironically — with ironic deployment being more common, often to mock the breathless enthusiasm of that era. Still understood everywhere, used mainly for comic effect.
The new brunch place on the high street is absolutely amazeballs — you have to try the eggs Benedict.
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An emphatic internet slang adjective meaning amazing or wonderful, with the -balls suffix adding exaggerated enthusiasm. Peaked in popularity in the early 2010s in online spaces and everyday speech. Can be used sincerely or ironically — context determines which. Now often carries a slightly dated or self-aware tone when used, signaling familiarity with early social media slang culture. The -balls suffix was particularly productive in internet slang of the era, attaching to various words for emphasis in a way that felt both silly and emphatic.
The brunch was amazeballs — unlimited mimosas and the best eggs Benedict she had ever had.
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(slang) Amazing.
“People watched our midfielders this year and thought he was the one we needed to sell? Amazeballs. He was one of our better players when he was starting in midfield until he fell out with Slot.”
“Yay! Time to do something before the summer heat wilts you. Yesterday was amazeballs.”
“I use doritos as my nacho chips (or any not boycotted equiv) its fucking amazeballs”
Amazeballs means: Amazing.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
amazeballs means: Amazing.. Register: very informal, slang. Suitable only for casual conversation, chat and social media. Do not use in business, academic or news writing. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“People watched our midfielders this year and thought he was the one we needed to sell? Amazeballs. He was one of our better players when he was starting in midfield until he fell out with Slot.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ohhhhhhh myyyyyyy Parks and Rec Donna would be amazeballs, but I meant Mrs. Sandwich. Since she doesn’t (as yet) have a first name, I went with the actor’s name much like Nina and Maggie.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yay! Time to do something before the summer heat wilts you. Yesterday was amazeballs.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I use doritos as my nacho chips (or any not boycotted equiv) its fucking amazeballs”
— Bluesky· May 2026“That pudding looks absolutely amazeballs!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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