!. An expression, particularly popular with the British and the Irish, that means something is really cool, really awesome, top notch, way above expectations.
2. A sarcastic expression of how good something (an idea, etc) is/was.
What I’ve done in Syria is quite frankly strategically brilliant; I know you don’t like it but Syria is mostly a lot of sand - and Vlady’s gonna really love me now!
A word which in the past meant that something was exceptionally good, or to express great pleasure:
Its strength has been eroded by overuse, and it can now be used to respond to any mildly pleasing news. Somehow the extreme unctuousness and insincerity of this tends to go unrecognized or is an occasion for the self-gratifying feeling that one is being tolerant.