The GOAT — "eternal god," the highest praise online.
Typed, not usually spoken. Applied to athletes, idols, a dish, a phone — anything the speaker rates as untouchable. One of the clearest examples of how modern Chinese slang is built from pinyin initials.
Pinyin initials of 永远的神 (yǒngyuǎn de shén), "eternal god." Coined by an esports streamer about a player and it escaped into general use.
Very online and moves fast. Great in a chat, odd in speech, wrong in anything formal.
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