I moved from Massachusetts 25 years ago, and have lost nearly all of my accent. However, I can't stop saying one word all the time: "WICKED" !!!It's wicked hard to stop !!! (I mean "wikked hahd") LOL, LOL
I think it is safe to say that "wicked" has now become an entire New England thing, however, anywhere west or south of NE they know right away you're from here the Northeastern side of the states.
The first thing people made fun of me for when i moved from MA to NC was Wicked. I said something to the effect of "it's wicked cold in the kennel" and they were like "what?!" LOL, I wanna move back to MA soon. I am slowly losing my accent!
Wicked is most definitely a New England word. I'm from New Hampshire, and everyone uses it there. If you don't believe me, rent a couple Adam Sandler movies. He's from Manchester, NH. I bet you'll hear him say wicked at least once.
on "Finding Nemo"the lobsters say,"so he swim's down in the dahk, it's like wicked dahk down theah you can't see a thing, how's it goin bahb (bob)"best use of wicked ever!
a friend's cousin from virginia once asked me why i was cursing everything...I looked at him like he had five heads...he then told me i say everything is wicked and im like der it means very and he said just to use very and im like no, very doesnt exist in new england
By Brightonjohn (not verified) - 2/12/05 - 9:13 pm
This is a great use of wickid:On the night the Beatles played Boston Gahd'n, some other promotah ran a con-sit at the old Boston Arena starring a flash-in-the-pan English group, The Five Minnits.(really) My friend attended. When my sister astim how it was, he said, "It kina sucked...there was wickid nobody there."
"Wicked" is maybe one of the best intensifiers ever! Unfortunately, I'm from San Diego, otherwise I would use "wicked" all the time. One of my good friends (from Stoughton) says it all the time. Not many people out West know what it means, but when I use it, I feel like a poseur. Maybe I'll say it anyway -- f-them!!!
Wakefield 1971Anything that was really good was wicked pissa!I've since moved to Florida and know I would get srange looks if I said it out loud now. Even my Long Island boyfriend thinks I'm from another planet.
I didn't know there was a different meaning of wicked (as in witch craft) til i looked it up. Im so used to saying thats wikket close or something like that.
By Lisa in Seattle (not verified) - 10/31/05 - 3:42 pm
I noticed that when I went from Southeastern Mass (Mansfield) to UMass/Amherst (i.e., Ammerst, nobody says the "H") in the early 90's, nobody out there said "wicked." Now that I've moved to the West Coast (although I'll always have East Coast blood in my veins), I'm purposely trying to bring "wicked" back into my vocabulary, just it's just so frickin' fun to say, and it cracks people up out here. Fun for everyone! :-)
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By Stacey (not verified) - 6/23/04 - 1:55 pm
That should be spelled "wikkid."
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By Nancy (not verified) - 8/2/04 - 2:29 pm
I moved from Massachusetts 25 years ago, and have lost nearly all of my accent. However, I can't stop saying one word all the time: "WICKED" !!!It's wicked hard to stop !!! (I mean "wikked hahd") LOL, LOL
re: Wicked
By Dave (not verified) - 9/5/04 - 1:43 pm
I think it is safe to say that "wicked" has now become an entire New England thing, however, anywhere west or south of NE they know right away you're from here the Northeastern side of the states.
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By Kelly (not verified) - 10/5/04 - 4:03 pm
The first thing people made fun of me for when i moved from MA to NC was Wicked. I said something to the effect of "it's wicked cold in the kennel" and they were like "what?!" LOL, I wanna move back to MA soon. I am slowly losing my accent!
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By becky (not verified) - 10/21/04 - 3:38 pm
i picked wikked up from my cousins in ny now everyone here (in md) makes fun of me for saying it
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By Paul (not verified) - 11/11/04 - 4:09 pm
It's definitely a Boston word, and it is not throughout New England now.
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By Ashley (not verified) - 11/13/04 - 10:05 pm
Wicked is most definitely a New England word. I'm from New Hampshire, and everyone uses it there. If you don't believe me, rent a couple Adam Sandler movies. He's from Manchester, NH. I bet you'll hear him say wicked at least once.
re: Wicked
By GW (not verified) - 12/1/04 - 7:28 pm
on "Finding Nemo"the lobsters say,"so he swim's down in the dahk, it's like wicked dahk down theah you can't see a thing, how's it goin bahb (bob)"best use of wicked ever!
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By Scott (not verified) - 1/9/05 - 11:59 pm
a friend's cousin from virginia once asked me why i was cursing everything...I looked at him like he had five heads...he then told me i say everything is wicked and im like der it means very and he said just to use very and im like no, very doesnt exist in new england
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By avid darkly (not verified) - 2/1/05 - 5:47 pm
Wicked is derived from wicca, wizard, originally meaning magic.http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=wicked&searchmode=none
re: Wicked
By Brightonjohn (not verified) - 2/12/05 - 9:13 pm
This is a great use of wickid:On the night the Beatles played Boston Gahd'n, some other promotah ran a con-sit at the old Boston Arena starring a flash-in-the-pan English group, The Five Minnits.(really) My friend attended. When my sister astim how it was, he said, "It kina sucked...there was wickid nobody there."
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By Meridith (not verified) - 9/25/05 - 12:55 am
"Wicked" is maybe one of the best intensifiers ever! Unfortunately, I'm from San Diego, otherwise I would use "wicked" all the time. One of my good friends (from Stoughton) says it all the time. Not many people out West know what it means, but when I use it, I feel like a poseur. Maybe I'll say it anyway -- f-them!!!
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By chuck glets (not verified) - 9/26/05 - 10:55 am
I come from Utah and We say it there. I didnt know they used it in mass until I visited recently. they use it just as much here.chuck
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By Diane (not verified) - 10/2/05 - 8:00 pm
Wakefield 1971Anything that was really good was wicked pissa!I've since moved to Florida and know I would get srange looks if I said it out loud now. Even my Long Island boyfriend thinks I'm from another planet.
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By Lindsey (not verified) - 10/12/05 - 5:40 pm
I love this word. I use it all the time.
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By andreas (not verified) - 10/16/05 - 9:16 pm
I didn't know there was a different meaning of wicked (as in witch craft) til i looked it up. Im so used to saying thats wikket close or something like that.
re: Wicked
By Lisa in Seattle (not verified) - 10/31/05 - 3:42 pm
I noticed that when I went from Southeastern Mass (Mansfield) to UMass/Amherst (i.e., Ammerst, nobody says the "H") in the early 90's, nobody out there said "wicked." Now that I've moved to the West Coast (although I'll always have East Coast blood in my veins), I'm purposely trying to bring "wicked" back into my vocabulary, just it's just so frickin' fun to say, and it cracks people up out here. Fun for everyone! :-)