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What is the meaning of "mad-beautiful"?

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Rebecca

When "mad-" is attached to an adjective, this makes the adjective stronger, and "mad" is used to mean "very". So "mad-beautiful" means very beautiful. Here's some other examples of this use of "mad": Ex: She's mad-pretty. Ex: He is a mad-smart kid.

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