激レア / super-rare
激レア (geki rea) is a casual slang term meaning “super rare” or “extremely uncommon.” It combines 激 (geki), meaning “intense” or “extreme,” with レア (rea), the borrowed word for “rare.” You’ll often see it in gaming, collectibles, or pop culture to describe something hard to find or unusually special—like a 激レア item, event, or even a sighting of a celebrity in the wild!
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