Context #1:
Tom: Have you seen the new Star Wars movie yet?
Jim: Yeah, I saw it last night. It was so sick!
Tom: I know! I think it is the best one yet.
Context #2:
Sara: On Saturday we went to the street skateboarding championships, and it was so cool!
Kim: I bet! I can’t believe so of the tricks that they can do now.
Sara: I know! We saw some really sick tricks.
Meaning: “sick” is an idiom/slang word that is used to describe something that is really cool.
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Thanks for sharing, guys … Can we also use words like 'badass'and 'kickass' to mean the same? WE hear these two words from our US contacts all the time … We love you …
Russian ESL students
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Hello, yes you can use "badass" or "kickass" in place of "sick."
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Thanks! Can't wait for more of your American idioms!! … Keep up the good work!!
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