egui

terrible; cruel; awful

Word type: I-adjectives

Standard: ひどい

Standard kanji: 酷い

Example:

A: 今週、毎日テストあんねん。
B:えぐいなあ。

A: This week, we'll have a test every day.
B: That's terrible.

Commentary:

えぐい can be used in a broad set of circumstances.

While generally a negative term, young people may use it to describe something they like.