beast, adj. \xe2\x80\x94 Green\xe2\x80\x99s Dictionary of Slang

beast adj.

[survival of schoolboy intensifier beastly, very good, very bad]

1. (W.I.) a general intensifier, both positive and negative.

[1734		J. Gay Distressd Wife II viii: You are Beast enough to be fond of the Country, I find, and I am to be lugg\xe2\x80\x99d thither to keep you Company].
1956		S. Selvon Lonely Londoners 20: Moses sure is some test who living in London a long, long time and accustom to the beast winter.
1997\xe2\x80\x932001		Online Sl. Dict. [Internet] beast [...] adj 1. very good, excellent; COOL, AWESOME. (\xe2\x80\x98That concert was beast!\xe2\x80\x99).

2. white; pertaining to white culture.

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(con. 1979\xe2\x80\x9380) A. Wheatle Brixton Rock (2004) 2: I don\xe2\x80\x99t want no beast food.

3. (US campus) excellent.

1997\xe2\x80\x932002		Hope College \xe2\x80\x98Dict. of New Terms\xe2\x80\x99 [Internet] beast adj. The best. Term used between friends to say something is awesome or to show their approval. \xe2\x80\x98That new album is beast! I have to buy it!\xe2\x80\x99 \xe2\x80\x98Beast! I can\xe2\x80\x99t believe you guys did that for me.\xe2\x80\x99.
2017		theculturetrip.com \xe2\x80\x98Guide to London Slang 10 Jan. [Internet] Beast \xe2\x80\x93 an adjective to describe something that\xe2\x80\x99s really cool.