Wicked

I grew up in England where the word "wicked" was the most popular adjective spoken at school and everyone just love using the word in our everyday conversations.   

You see, oftentimes there was a kind of social disapproval of using curse words at school, so we get a lot of creative, non-cursing words in place and I think "wicked" fell into that category and has stuck around ever since.    


The word is usually used as a substitute for "very" or "really," providing emphasis to another word.  For example, I supposed somebody could be wickedly wicked if they are especially wicked.   Okay, that seems like an overkill, but you get the idea.  

Nothing quite defines a culture as distinctly as its language and when I come to think about it, it's funny how the English sort of take it to extremes and you often hear them say a "Hell of a good time" or a "hell of a bad time", it's sort of the same idea. 

It's interesting to note that another two most commonly spoken words in English are 'good' and 'never'.  A bit of an armchair psychology leads to the conclusion that, if language really defines culture, then the English are perhaps inclined to be virtuous but negative?  


Friends who know me know the very word that often hangs on me:  Lovely - as lovely as I want things to be.  


Try to observe your favourite, you might come across some interesting findings of yourself.