The word "sugio", is a Japanese word that is used to express strong emotion and most commonly means "incredible, wonderful, awesome, great, or even amazing.
Sugio in Japanese is a versatile Japanese word and can also be used to show excitement or awe.
Although the Japanese word "sugio" can also mean "terrible" or "awful", depending on the context the word sugio is used.
This is similar to how the word "awesome" once meant fear inducing.
It also functions an exclamation for "Wow!".
Or it can also be used an adjective, with the specific feeling of the word sugio being conveyed through tone and situation, such as like praising a performance or describing something that is shockingly bad.
The positive meanings of the word sugio include.
"Amazing," "Wonderful," "Incredible," "Fantastic," "Great," "Stupendous" (e.g., "That concert was sugoi!" or "Sugoi! You got the job!").
The negative and intense meaning of the word sugio includes.
"Awful," "Dreadful," "Horrible," "Terrifying" (e.g., describing a scary movie or a very strong smell.
The context is also import in how the word sugio is used and it's meaning.
The meaning of the word sugio also shifts dramatically with intonation and situation, much like the word, "awesome" in English can mean sarcastic or good.
The kanji (凄い) also originally meant "chilling" or "dreadful," but evolved to describe things that are astonishingly good or bad.
And a more casual, rougher version of sugio is suge (すげー), often used among close friends, especially by males.