wicked good
New England praise
Wicked good is New England slang, especially associated with Boston and Maine, meaning extremely good or excellent.
Wicked functions as an intensifier—the phrase carries enthusiastic approval: That lobster roll was wicked good.
The expression has spread beyond the region but retains its distinctly Northeastern flavor.
- awesomeExtremely impressive or overwhelming
- sickUnwell or impressively cool
- dopeSlang triple-threat term
- radExposure measurement unit
- killerOne who causes death
stellar · epic · badass · gnarly · righteous · boss · tight · legit · slick · mint · ace · fire · primo · clutch · Boston · New England · hella · mad
- Americanismsaluminum, fixin' to, apartment, howdy, candy
- Regional Slangy'all, bless your heart, cattywampus, ope, you betcha