A surname from German.

plural of Wicke

(literally) Eternal torment in hell awaits sinners. / (humorous) People who are wicked must work harder than normal people.

(idiomatic) An abusive, vulgar, nasty, or otherwise objectionable manner of speaking.

(US, New England, slang) Outstanding; awesome

plural of wicked problem

(social planning) A problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize.

Synonym of no rest for the wicked

plural of wicked tongue

(historical) An edition of the Bible published in London in 1631 that mistakenly omitted the word not from one of the Ten Commandments, stating "Thou shalt commit adultery".