dabuten

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === dabute === Etymology === Borrowed from Caló buten (“excellent”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /daˈbuten/ [d̪aˈβ̞u.t̪ẽn] Rhymes: -uten Syllabification: da‧bu‧ten === Interjection === dabuten (Spain, colloquial, dated, originally slang) cool, terrific === Adjective === dabuten (invariable) (Spain, colloquial, dated, originally slang) cool, terrific Synonyms: guay, chachi, bacán, chévere, chido; see also Thesaurus:guay ==== Usage notes ==== In common usage during the 1970s and the 1980s. Associated with the quinqui scene. Revived by the Spanish (Spain) dub of the American television series The Simpsons as the translation of Bart Simpson's catchphrase cool. === Further reading === Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “dabuten”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA