Compliments & Approval · New Zealand slang

Sick

Awesome, impressive. Standard youth praise, fully naturalised in NZ.

"That's a sick setup."

"Sick! Can't wait."

by Bren · reader submitted

Origin & notes

Global slang, heavy NZ usage.

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