Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“That was wicked. I felt like a kid in a candy shop.”
-Actor Dev Patel on auditioning 15 beautiful women to play his love interest in the movie Slumdog Millionaire. (cinemablend.com)
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
great; wonderful; amazing; really cool
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
In slang, certain words mean the exact opposite of their original definition. For example, in slang, “bad” actually means “good.” In the same way, wicked, which normally means “evil” or “sinful,” in slang means “really great,” “awesome,” or “cool.”
Like most 18-year-old boys, Dev Patel thinks beautiful women are wicked. So when he got to practice shooting a romantic scene with 15 different girls who all wanted to play his love interest in Slumdog Millionaire, it was a wicked experience.
Usually, wicked acts as an adjective, modifying a noun, as in, “That car is wicked, or, “I went to a wicked party last night.” But we also sometimes use wicked as an adverb like really or very, as in, “My girlfriend is wicked hot.” As an adverb, wicked can emphasize any adjective, whether it’s positive or negative. So a movie can be wicked cool or it can be wicked stupid. You could even say that something was wicked wicked. But people might think you’re wicked strange if you do.
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“That was a really wicked movie we saw last night!
The new Metallica album is wicked. I love it!”