ick

[ ik ]

interjection
  1. (used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)

noun
  1. 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.

  2. the ick, Slang. 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.

  1. the ick, Chiefly British Informal. 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.

Origin of ick

1
First recorded in 1965–70; of expressive origin

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