righteous
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Awesome; great.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “righteous” mean?
Awesome; great.
Is “righteous” formal or informal?
righteous is generally slang.