Definition of be illmatic

illmatic

adjective

• "ill", i.e. very good.

  Yo K, those rhymes are illmatic!

                 
  
  Citation from album title, Nas, 1994 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Apr 29 2013. Submitted by Caleb K. from Hawaii, USA on Aug 17 1998.

• used to describe something mad nice, ill, phat, dope etc...

  Yo that shit's illmatic.

  • See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.

  Last edited on Apr 29 2013. Submitted by Jonathan G. from Queens, NY, USA on Apr 17 1999.

• tight, phat, cool.

  Dam yo, that car is illmatic.

  Last edited on Apr 29 2013. Submitted by Anonymous from Providence, RI, USA on Feb 27 2002.

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Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun':
kickass	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
retarded	Definitions include: bad, of poor quality.
spoon, the	Definitions include: something very good, excellent; "cool".
off the heezy fo' sheezy	Definitions include: "off the heezy for sheezy", i.e. "off the hook for sure".
shiznit, the	Definitions include: the best.
dope	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
bostin	Definitions include: very good; excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
nasty-*ss	Definitions include: very nasty.
off the hook	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
redonkulus	Definitions include: really cool or awesome
kewl	Definitions include: alternate spelling of cool.
un-reechy	Definitions include: good.
peachy	Definitions include: of a situation or current life condition, good.
NPA	Definitions include: Cool, wicked, etc.
flyer	Definitions include: more fly.
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ill	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
illin dog	Definitions include: laid back kind of guy.
ill na-na	Definitions include: an ill (good) na-na (vagina).

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