Definition
Informal British or Australian slang for an attractive person, or something that is 'fit' (good-looking or appealing).
Etymology
From 'fit' (British slang meaning attractive, dating to mid-1900s) plus '-y' (common informal suffix), popularized heavily in British youth culture and reality TV from the 2000s onward.
Kelly Says
This word perfectly captures how British slang colonizes adjectives—'fit' as an attractiveness descriptor is brilliantly weird (nothing about 'suitable' screams 'attractive'), yet the '-y' suffix makes it sound diminutive and playful, which is exactly how slang works to feel casual and in-group.
Translations
BNবাংলা
পঞ্চাশ
pon-chaash
CACatalà
cinquant
sin-kan
CSČeština
padesát
pa-de-sat
DADansk
halvtreds
halv-treds
DEDeutsch
fünfzig
fünf-zig
ELΕλληνικά
πενήντα
pe-nee-n-ta
ESEspañol
cincuenta
sin-kwenta
FISuomi
viisikymmentä
viis-i-kymen-tä
FRFrançais
cinquante
san-kwan-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
lima puluh
lee-ma pu-loh
IGIG
iri atọ
ee-ree a-toh
ITItaliano
cinquanta
chin-kwän-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
lima puluh
lee-ma pu-loh
NLNederlands
vijftig
vyf-tig
PLPolski
pięćdziesiąt
pje-nts-dee-syat
PTPortuguês
cinquenta
sink-wen-ta
RORomână
cincizeci
sink-si-ze-chi
RUРусский
пятьдесят
pyat-desyat
SVSvenska
femtio
fem-tee-oh
SWKiswahili
themanini
the-ma-ni-ni
TAதமிழ்
ஐம்பது
aim-pa-thu
TEతెలుగు
పదిహేను
pa-di-he-nu
TLTL
limampung
lee-ma-mpung
UKУкраїнська
п'ятдесят
pyat-desyat
VITiếng Việt
năm mươi
nam-mwoy
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ̀ ọ̀kan
e-roh oh-kan
ZUZU
isishiyagalombili
ee-shi-she-ya-ga-lo-mbi-li