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lit

Exciting, fun or excellent. A lit party is a great party.

The dance last night was lit.

For parents and educators

Most teens today find it a bit old. Seeing it doesn't mean anyone was drinking.

Where it came from

Once meant drunk, over a century ago. The meaning of exciting or excellent grew in the late 1990s and peaked in the 2010s.

Also heard as

it's lit, litty

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