ick

[ik]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

(used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)

noun

Informal.��something or someone that causes feelings of distaste or repugnance.
If your dog has an eye infection, regularly wipe the ick from his eyes and nose with a clean, damp, warm washcloth.
It's a big ick for me when someone is rude to waitstaff.
Slang.��the ick, a sudden feeling of disgust or dislike, often in response to the actions of another person.
I once got the ick when a guy I was dating used an emoji that annoyed me.
Chiefly British Informal.��the ick, an illness, especially one such as a cold or flu.
It seems like everyone in the office is coming down with the ick at once.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ick¹

First recorded in 1965–70; of expressive origin

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Example Sentences

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“The ick is real, and it feels very predatory,” said Jennifer Gray Thompson, chief executive officer of After The Fire USA, a nonprofit that has worked in Lahaina, Paradise and other communities ravaged by wildfire.

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Braxton: If there were truly an exploration of the Ratliff brothers dealing honestly with their feelings about each other, I think that could get beyond the “ick” factor and enter territory that could be risky but revelatory.

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The ick factor between the siblings has been pretty high already.

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So, yes, Saxon gives me the ick too, Meredith.

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I mean, let’s at least do the scenario with somebody who actually could win the presidency, and not the guy who just provokes an immediate ick factor of a billion.

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When To Use

�� does ick mean?

Ick is used to show disgust or repugnance, as in Ick! That's so gross. As a noun phrase, the ick is also an informal term for sickness or other queasy feelings.How is ick pronounced?[ ik ]�� are some other forms of ick?

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