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icky

English

Etymology

1935, American English; from icky-boo (circa 1920): sickly, nauseated; baby talk corruption of sick; from a sentimental term for Jazz music.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??ki/
  • Rhymes: -?ki

Adjective

icky (comparative ickier, superlative ickiest)

  1. (informal) Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting.
  2. (informal) Excessively sentimental.
  3. (informal) Unwell or upset; in a bad state of mind or health.

Related terms

  • ick

Translations

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licky

English

Etymology

lick +? -y

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?ki

Adjective

licky (comparative lickier, superlative lickiest)

  1. Prone to licking.
    • 2003, Michael Wordsmiff, James Baggit and the Storyteller's Ring - Page 13
      He was a proper dog; a great, woolly, lolloping beast with huge paddy paws, a waggy tail and a very licky tongue.
    • 2007, Augusten Burroughs, Possible Side Effects : True Stories - Page 25
      As soon as the dog was safely enclosed within the area of our legs, it became happy and licky. He ran to one then the other. Then he sat on the floor and watched us watching him.

See also

  • licky-licky

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