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DictionaryslayImpress greatly
verb

slay

SLAY/sleɪ/

To impress or delight greatly.

The performer slays the cheering audience.

A confident Black adult performer in an elegant stage outfit impresses a cheering audience, figurative slay sense.
Etymology
sleanOld Englishstrike; kill

Striking or beating could become striking so as to kill, then violent killing or overwhelming impressing.

More examples

  • Her comic timing slays the room.
  • He slays in the final dance performance.

Forms

slay · slays

Similar words

dazzle
Impress strongly through brilliance or skill.
wow
Informally impress or delight someone.