Use of "Nasty"

Nasty can be used to call someone or something good.

Nasty in modern slang often means extraordinary or remarkable. in a good way. it's something you can't ignore. It's been popular for quite a while now so is likely to stay in use

She's using it in a positive way. A lot of inherently negative words are often used informally in a positive way, e.g. *sick, wicked, stupid, ridiculous,* even *bad* itself. The process of a negative word taking on a positive meaning is called "amelioration".

awesome, gnarly, powerful.. like if someone said. "that was a nasty corner kick, the goalie didn't stand a chance!"

In this case, she's kind of saying, "It makes me sick just how good this person is at what they're doing," or "She's so ridiculously talented, all I can so is just shake my head and laugh." I hear "nasty" sometimes used like this in sports, as in, "That pitcher threw a nasty slider to strike out the batter." As to why, I'm not exactly sure, but similar negative words like "sick," "disgusting," and "filthy" can also sometimes be used to say something is unbelivably good, especially in sports.

This is a slang word that’s often dialectic. There are other occurrences of English words being used outside of their given meaning. For instance, you may come across someone saying something is “sick” or “bad”, but it is meant to be used in a good way. I will give example sentences. “That video Ethan took was sick!” The use of “sick” in this context is meant to show enthusiasm and the speaker is complimenting Ethan on his video and found it to be something really pleasing or interesting. “That girl over there is so bad!” The use of “bad” is quite common as of recently and you may come across it on the internet in reference of someone’s beauty. In this context, “bad” is referring to the girl’s beauty and physical attributes and features. The speaker is stating that he finds her very beautiful and attractive. Be mindful when using this word though as it is still quite informal and should be used in certain circumstances and not others. It can be very confusing to understand slang words, especially when they have meanings outside of their given meaning. I recommend to use a website called “Urban Dictionary” if you do not understand a word you come across that is used in a context outside of its given meaning in English. Slang is often informal and should not be used in professional settings like legal, workplace, and speaking with strangers that you are unsure if you may offend or not. It can be fun to use once you understand its meanings and settings where it is appropriate and inappropriate to use it. I would not recommend using “bad” to describe something like someone’s meal they cooked for you if you have not heard them use it before. I hope that helped, and please excuse any punctuation error I may have missed in this response.

"Such a nasty piece of work you managed over there" As others have mentioned, this word can be used to refer to something remarkable.

A lot of negative adjectives can also be used as slang terms to describe something as positive. For example, calling something “shit” means it’s bad, but calling something “*the* shit” means it’s good. “Baddie” originally meant a villain or bad person (usually a character in a story), but now it’s often used as slang to describe a stylish, attractive woman.