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Which animated franchise helped make the slang use of awesome even more popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s?

awesome

[aw-suhm] / ˈɔ səm /




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“It was awesome, and you feel like the man all of a sudden.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Lilith Fair was the awesome thing to do with your friends; it’s what everybody was talking about back then.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

As the network’s famed college basketball commentator Dick Vitale would say, “That’s awesome, baby!”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“Tech might have awesome earnings, but in one, two or three quarters, will it still be true?” asked David Russell, global head of market strategy at TradeStation.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

Being good at this babysitting thing feels kinda awesome.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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