Gucci

See also: gucci and gùcci

English

Etymology 1

Likely from an expansion of the Italian luxury fashion brand Gucci, which shares a similar sound with "good"; developed in the 2000s.[1][2]

Alternative forms

Adjective

Gucci (not comparable)

  1. (hip-hop slang) Good; copacetic
    • 2016, Gustav Åhr; Jazz Butler; Braden Morgan; Benjamin Gibbard; Jimmy Tamborello (lyrics and music), “White Tee”, in Crybaby, performed by Lil Peep; Lil Tracy, track 10:
      I'll make it look easy, believe me, we gucci
    • 2016, Jerry E. Strahan, Lucky Dogs: From Bourbon Street to Beijing and Beyond, University Press of Mississippi, →ISBN, page 233:
      When he hung up, he said, "It's all Gucci." / "It's what?" / "It's Gucci. Everything's all right." / "Make sure it stays Gucci."
    • 2018, Nate Good (lyrics and music), “Come Down”, in Come Down, performed by Nate Good, track 1:
      Yeah, it's all gucci it's all gucci / It's all grand

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Gucci.

Proper noun

Gucci (countable and uncountable, plural Guccis or Guccies)

  1. A surname from Italian.
  2. Gucci, the Italian fashion house

Noun

Gucci (plural Guccis or Guccies)

  1. A item sold by the House of Gucci

References
  1. Suzanne Kemmer (November 25, 2013), “Gucci”, in The Rice University Neologisms Database‎, Rice University, retrieved July 2, 2020
  2. Eve Peyser (March 30, 2016), “A Guide to Cool Teen Slang”, in The Cut‎, retrieved July 2, 2020

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡut.t͡ʃi/
  • Rhymes: -uttʃi
  • Hyphenation: Gùc‧ci

Proper noun

Gucci m or f by sense

  1. a surname
    Guccio Gucci, Italian designer

Descendants
  • English: gucci, Gucci
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