My father had an expression along the same lines, especially when
commenting on home made food...... "had a lot worse than that" ! It
often infuriated my mother. Dad then asked whether a better turn of
phrase would be "had way better than that". That made mother even more
exasperated !! They were happily married for 65 years !
jh
On 6/10/2012 9:48 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> It's a staple of the local lexicon in Maine. "Wicked good," wicked sharp,"
> etc. Of course you must remember to drop all r's and put them where they
> would not normal go. "Wicked shaap," for example.
>
> --Bob
>
>
> On Oct 16, 2012, at 4:53 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
>
>> I have come across similar usages in slang English, Philippe, such as "That
>> was wicked" meaning not bad, but exceptionally good.
>
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