also: めっっちゃ · めっっっちゃ · めっっっっちゃ
very; really; super; extremely
Colloquial intensifier used mainly in casual speech, especially in Kansai dialect but now widespread among younger speakers. Similar to とても but more emphatic and informal.
This ramen is super delicious.
This ramen is super delicious!
Yesterday's test was really hard.
That movie made me cry so much.
He was really angry.
超 is another very casual intensifier popular among young speakers, but めっちゃ tends to sound more expressive and originally comes from Kansai dialect.
めっちゃ is the more nationally common casual intensifier, while むっちゃ (a form of 無茶) is the Kansai-dialect equivalent.
めっちゃ is a widely used casual intensifier, while ゲロ is more vulgar slang used mainly for negative extremes.
めっちゃ is a Kansai-origin adverb meaning 'very' that can stand alone, while 激 is a prefix that must attach directly to an adjective or noun.
めっちゃ is the equivalent dialectal intensifier from the Kansai region, while ぶち originates from Yamaguchi dialect.
めっちゃ is a casual intensifying adverb like すっごい used adverbially, both meaning 'extremely', but めっちゃ is only ever adverbial while すっごい can also be a full adjective.
めっちゃ is a casual but not vulgar intensifier, while 糞 as an intensifier prefix carries a rough, swearing tone.
Derived from the Kansai dialect, likely a contraction of めちゃくちゃ (messy, absurd) used as an intensifier. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it became popular nationwide through media and youth culture.