gosu
/ˈɡoʊsuː/
gosu noun: a person of great skill; master; expert.
Noun
gosu (plural gosus)
- A person of great skill; master; expert.
- of course it is possible to become that good, but have u ever played a gosu? thats really krass. i would not say he is the best. there r many as good as him and it will become more n more difficult to become a good starcraft player.2000 March 12, Yasser Jadidi, “Win money with SC, someone does”, in alt.games.starcraft (Usenet)
- it's not too late to start playing it and become a gosu before your friends.2002 February 25, )(av.-.)3onl), “How common are hackers on B.net?”, in alt.games.starcraft (Usenet)
Adjective
gosu
- Exceptional in skill; elite.
- Like I said, winning against a newbie doesn't makes^([sic]) you gosu.2002 January 30, Steven Ung, “[OT] Macintosh vs. Windows”, in alt.games.starcraft (Usenet)
- Yeah, you're too gosu for me, be it WarCraft or StarCraft. Me = Nuubie.2002 February 27, Steven Ung, “WarCraft III Beta”, in alt.games.starcraft (Usenet)
Examples of gosu in a sentence
- I need 50 000 Euros for that project, if one of the gosus here made enough bucks with bw to gimme some, reply to sender :o)2002 April 22, )(av.-.)3onl), “This guy is trying to steal my mates wife. 2040”, in alt.games.starcraft (Usenet):
- the guy you play is a gosu and like you so he let you play and have fuin^([sic]) before killing you, but you're damn too slow2002 May 20, Xav)3onl), “best stratagy to defeat protoss??”, in alt.games.starcraft (Usenet):
- But I've never considered myself as a gosu out of my LAN, where I r0x each and every n00b friends I have.2002 July 1, )(av)3onl), “June stats”, in alt.games.starcraft (Usenet):
- Some gosus seem to play solely for these purposes, I, you see, get kicks from pissing them off.2003 March 20, Clark Kent, “Just won with hide the farm....”, in alt.games.warcraft (Usenet):
Forms of gosu
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Origin of gosu
Borrowed from Korean 고수(高手) (gosu), literally "high hand". In English, the term is often used as an adjective in contrast to the original use as a noun.
Questions about gosu
- What does gosu mean?
- Gosu means a person of great skill; master; expert.
- How do you use gosu in a sentence?
- I need 50 000 Euros for that project, if one of the gosus here made enough bucks with bw to gimme some, reply to sender :o)
- What part of speech is gosu?
- Gosu can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gosu?
- Gosu is pronounced /ˈɡoʊsuː/.
- What is the plural of gosu?
- The plural of gosu is gosus.
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Source and license
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