gacor
Indonesian
Etymology
Perhaps a blend of gampang (“easy”) + bocor (“to leak”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡat͡ʃɔr/ [ˈɡa.t͡ʃɔr]
- Syllabification: ga‧cor
Verb
gacor
- (birdwatching) to chirp strong enough continuously
- Synonym: berdecit
Derived terms
- kegacoran
- penggacor
Adjective
gacor (comparative lebih gacor, superlative paling gacor)
- (birdwatching) of a bird, being able and strong enough to chirp continuously
- (gambling) easy to win, referring to slot machines
- (soccer) often score goals (about football)
- Synonym: hatrik
- (colloquial) good; great
- (colloquial) extraordinary
- Synonym: luar biasa
Further reading
- “gacor”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016