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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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12:10 AM Jan 12 2008 | Reply

avinashsingh00

Iraq

its really wicked cool

11:55 PM Jan 11 2008 | Reply

yangjuan2007

China

that's sound wiched interesting,I get it Tongue out

11:01 PM Jan 09 2008 | Reply

tiffintime

tiffintime

Sri Lanka

Knowing words like these is useful if you like watching American movies or if you are planning to visit the country.

10:28 PM Jan 09 2008 | Reply

tiffintime

tiffintime

Sri Lanka

I wonder if this New England word is a shortened form of the word "wickedly", meaning "really". So, we would say "He's playing some wickedly wonderful cricket these days". Here are a couple of links to sites with the word "wickedly":

 http://diyes09.multiply.com/reviews/item/7

http://www.wickedlywonderful.com/da/12619

 

11:00 AM Dec 03 2007 | Reply

taheri

United Arab Emirates

hi all i yousuf from dubai

08:44 PM Nov 26 2007 | Reply

nagilla

India

HI THIS IS RAJ IAM FEELING GREAT TO BE IN THIS COMMUNITY

03:41 AM Nov 23 2007 | Reply

wukanda

China

your lesson is wicked nice.

thx. 

01:57 PM Oct 14 2007 | Reply

Lily86

Lily86

Syrian Arab Republic

It's awesome lesson , thanx :)

10:37 PM Oct 06 2007 | Reply

Nicole_zxj

Nicole_zxj

Viet Nam

it's good! thx Wink

05:44 AM Sep 03 2007 | Reply

boonprakong

Thailand

I'm very glad to hear, I would like to be your friends.

Pop'

05:38 AM Sep 03 2007 | Reply

boonprakong

Thailand

Hi, I would like to write to you.

Pop'

12:34 PM Aug 31 2007 | Reply

renato.moura.b

Brazil

Laughing

02:01 AM Aug 13 2007 | Reply

SMART

SMART

Saudi Arabia

Hello , I want to be my friend, loyal and those who want to send this message to me

12:24 AM Jun 25 2007 | Reply

yeasin khan

Belarus

thanks for a wicked super entry

07:08 AM Jun 24 2007 | Reply

magicbean

magicbean

China

funny and usful! thank you~~ dude!:)

06:57 AM Jun 03 2007 | Reply

Iranian pink floyd

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

englishbaby is wicked cool

 

11:38 AM Jun 02 2007 | Reply

najema

Ghana

  does so nice of u. cos wicked cool is nice

03:45 AM May 16 2007 | Reply

strangerfar

Saudi Arabia

that"s good

be remembered

03:45 AM May 16 2007 | Reply

strangerfar

Saudi Arabia

that is good
be remembered

11:19 PM May 14 2007 | Reply

truckhuang

truckhuang

China

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This site on which i am doing my topic starting also pay your writing task,015-0.022$ for each quality response that you posted.A quality reponse is something from your real experience ,talking about your way of dealing with things.Very insightful and most thoughtful!You also gotta write  at least 4 lines .GOOD DAY!

 

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