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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01:50 PM Mar 25 2008 \| Reply
meraklı Turkey	hi…you are wicked funny or amusing..bye

01:50 PM Mar 25 2008 | Reply

meraklı

Turkey

hi…you are wicked funny or amusing..bye

12:38 AM Mar 18 2008 \| Reply
jocelyn1212 Philippines	its a new learning, i thought wicked is bad…

12:38 AM Mar 18 2008 | Reply

jocelyn1212

Philippines

its a new learning, i thought wicked is bad…

06:04 PM Mar 15 2008 \| Reply
sam_spiller Brazil	nice ! :)

06:04 PM Mar 15 2008 | Reply

sam_spiller

Brazil

nice ! :)

04:06 AM Mar 14 2008 \| Reply
hight Serbia and Montenegro	thanks, wicked…...hehehe

04:06 AM Mar 14 2008 | Reply

hight

Serbia and Montenegro

thanks, wicked…...hehehe

08:40 AM Mar 13 2008 \| Reply
Juliana Ethiopia	But I have a question ….can we use the word Wicked also for people ? like " you are wicked pretty" ?

08:40 AM Mar 13 2008 | Reply

Juliana

Ethiopia

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

12:15 AM Mar 07 2008 \| Reply
rollychip@yahoo.com Angola	I am wicked happy for you!

12:15 AM Mar 07 2008 | Reply

rollychip@yahoo.com

Angola

I am wicked happy for you!

12:14 AM Mar 07 2008 \| Reply
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!

12:14 AM Mar 07 2008 | Reply

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!

12:10 AM Mar 07 2008 \| Reply
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!

12:10 AM Mar 07 2008 | Reply

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!

08:40 AM Mar 06 2008 \| Reply
mer.ling Taiwan	It's useful. Thank you!

08:40 AM Mar 06 2008 | Reply

mer.ling

Taiwan

It's useful. Thank you!

06:37 AM Mar 06 2008 \| Reply
Saruchka Argentina	I never heard this word in Canada, maybe they also use here it. I don't know.

06:37 AM Mar 06 2008 | Reply

Saruchka

Argentina

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

02:36 AM Feb 28 2008 \| Reply
rachaeita Bangladesh	Its realy new for me. its realy wicked cool.

02:36 AM Feb 28 2008 | Reply

rachaeita

Bangladesh

Its realy new for me. its realy wicked cool.

07:35 AM Feb 26 2008 \| Reply
hlp Algeria	call him tarkan.

07:35 AM Feb 26 2008 | Reply

hlp

Algeria

call him tarkan.

02:52 AM Feb 26 2008 \| Reply
Charlie_math China	it's wicked helpful.

02:52 AM Feb 26 2008 | Reply

Charlie_math

China

it's wicked helpful.

09:46 AM Feb 24 2008 \| Reply
Ocean-SA Saudi Arabia	That's wicked!

09:46 AM Feb 24 2008 | Reply

Ocean-SA

Saudi Arabia

That's wicked!

09:18 AM Feb 23 2008 \| Reply
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

09:18 AM Feb 23 2008 | Reply

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

12:12 AM Feb 07 2008 \| Reply
dengdeng00 China	very usefull~thx a lot

12:12 AM Feb 07 2008 | Reply

dengdeng00

China

very usefull~thx a lot

09:55 PM Jan 21 2008 \| Reply
annari China	thank you,l learn a new word today ,

09:55 PM Jan 21 2008 | Reply

annari

China

thank you,l learn a new word today ,

03:02 AM Jan 21 2008 \| Reply
rinasheen Pakistan	its wicked kool man …

03:02 AM Jan 21 2008 | Reply

rinasheen

Pakistan

its wicked kool man …

02:59 AM Jan 21 2008 \| Reply
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!

02:59 AM Jan 21 2008 | Reply

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!