sick
adj.— «Sick: Anything that is exceptionally pleasurable, burly or rowdy. A beautiful powder field could be sick, as could a very steep and dangerous rocky run, a well-designed terrain park or an attractive woman.» —“The terms of terrainment” Sacramento Bee (California) Dec. 30, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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