(originally, AAVE, idiomatic, slang) Able to do things which others cannot; extremely talented or unusual.
I learnt that true rock climbers are built different. Their bodies will do things mere humans can't.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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