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"wicked cool"

"wicked cool"

Date: May 10 2007

Topic: Idioms and Slang

Author: zz-top

Lesson

One of the interesting things about travelling around the US is that each region has its own set of slang.  I recently moved to the Northeast (pretty close to Boston), and one word I've been hearing a lot of is "wicked".

"Wicked" is used when you really want to emphaize a point.  For example, I think these new Member Lessons are awesome, so I'd say "these new lessons are aweome".  If I was describing it to a friend and wanted to let them know that I feel very strongly about it, I'd say "these new lessons are wicked awesome".

Be careful - if you're in California people might not be familiar with this expression.  It's only used in New England (Northeast US).

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jocelyn1212

Philippines

its a new learning, i thought wicked is bad…

07:38 AM Mar 18 2008 |

sam_spiller

Brazil

nice ! :)

01:04 AM Mar 16 2008 |

hight

hight

Serbia and Montenegro

thanks, wicked…...hehehe

11:06 AM Mar 14 2008 |

Juliana

Ethiopia

But I have a question ….can we use the word Wicked also for people ? like " you are wicked pretty" ?

 

03:40 PM Mar 13 2008 |

rollychip@yahoo.com

Angola

I am wicked happy for you!

08:15 AM Mar 07 2008 |

rollychip@yahoo.com

Angola

Hi there fellas I real feel wicked good just for taking part of this big family ebaby!

But besides the distances we are stillfeel wicked happi cause this channel enshort us wickedly!

Hugs to my men all around and kisses to my women all around to!

 

08:14 AM Mar 07 2008 |

rollychip@yahoo.com

Angola

Hi there fellas?

I real feel it wicked amazing dealing with you as you know am real wicked too far from you in Angola,but since got my ebaby am becoming wicked closer to you!

Hugs for men and kisses to women!

08:10 AM Mar 07 2008 |

mer.ling

mer.ling

Taiwan

It's useful. Thank you!

04:40 PM Mar 06 2008 |

Saruchka

Argentina

I never heard this word in Canada, maybe they also use here it. I don't know.

02:37 PM Mar 06 2008 |

rachaeita

rachaeita

Bangladesh

Its realy new for me. its realy wicked cool.

10:36 AM Feb 28 2008 |

hlp

Algeria

call him tarkan.

03:35 PM Feb 26 2008 |

Charlie_math

China

it's wicked helpful.

10:52 AM Feb 26 2008 |

Ocean-SA

Ocean-SA

Saudi Arabia

That's wicked! Wink

05:46 PM Feb 24 2008 |

sherryfun

sherryfun

Taiwan

Wow~thanks very much for sharing and helping people learning English Slang words from your tour experience.
is really a good site to help people from different countries and different cultures communicating easier

05:18 PM Feb 23 2008 |

dengdeng00

dengdeng00

China

very usefull~thx a lot

08:12 AM Feb 07 2008 |

annari

annari

China

thank you,l learn a new word today ,

 

05:55 AM Jan 22 2008 |

rinasheen

rinasheen

Pakistan

its wicked kool man …

11:02 AM Jan 21 2008 |

rinasheen

rinasheen

Pakistan

its realy good to use such words in ruitien languages as well because as far i know about this word is usualy used for some bad excent..but thnx for the lesson dude!

10:59 AM Jan 21 2008 |

cuishengzh

China

I am disappear

02:12 PM Jan 18 2008 |

avinashsingh00

Iraq

its really wicked cool

08:10 AM Jan 12 2008 |

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