To be sick (adjective) Cough cough sneeze sneeze…no not this kind of sick. If your buddy says that the party was sick he’s saying he thought it was really cool, awesome or the best. In this case it has a similar meaning to the word awesome, however, you probably will only hear teenagers and college students saying this – oh and maybe those Californian surfers!
Example 1)
“When are you going to Hawaii?”
“Next week! Have you been?”
“Yeah, a few times, it’s sick!”
Example 2)
“You missed a sick party last night!”
Epic Fail (noun) The word epic means ‘huge’ and you know what the word ‘fail’ already means. Put the two words together and that’s what it is – a ‘big failure’ or ‘complete disaster/failure’. You’d used this noun when something hasn’t gone the right way as expected and it’s used to exaggerate the idea of failing or doing something wrong. Example 1)
“The school basketball team lost the game by 30 points, can you believe it?”
“Yeah, epic fail!”
Example 2)
“Did you get your test marks back?”
“Yeah, it was an epic fail and I have to redo the classes again next semester!”
“Oh too bad, I’m sorry!”
To be ripped (adjective). In normal everyday English ripped means ‘torn’ – you can rip your jeans or a piece of paper, but… …in slang it’s got nothing to do with that. If a person is ripped (usually men/guys, but not always) means they have great muscles and bodies – probably because they work out a lot the gym or are into sport.
Example 1)
“Dude, you’re so ripped! What’s your secret?”
“Gym two hours a day!”
Example 2)
“Have you seen Martin lately?”
“No, why?”
“He’s done something to himself! He totally ripped!”
“What? No way! He used to be so overweight!”
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