You’re right though. It is terrific. (Btw you might want to look up what that wo... | Hacker News

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hananova 23 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Startup founders urge U.S. government not to shut ...

You’re right though. It is terrific. (Btw you might want to look up what that word means.)

defrost 23 days ago [–]

"that word" has multiple meanings. In context to a native English speaker, the intended meaning is clear.

  OED: A (adjective)
    1.   ...
    2.a. ...
    2.b. As an enthusiastic term of commendation: superlatively good, ‘marvellous’, ‘great’.

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