"for the gods" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for the gods, {{en-PP}} for the gods
  1. (African-American Vernacular and gay slang) Perfectly; in an exceptional manner. Synonyms: to the gods
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