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What does "マジ" mean?maji

Seriously / for real.

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How it's actually used

As a question, マジ? means "for real?" As an intensifier, マジで means "seriously" — マジで美味しい is seriously delicious. Very common among younger speakers and in casual speech.

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Where it comes from

Clipped from 真面目 (majime), meaning serious or earnest.

Before you say it

Casual. In a business setting the word is 本当に (hontou ni).

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