ick
(used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
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.
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.
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.
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How to use ick in a sentence
In the end, the reason that Anthony Weiner is unlikely to survive the sexting scandal comes down to what I call the ick factor.
Except that the ick factor keeps rising, along with the humiliation level for the embattled Democrat.
Luckiest man in America this week: the previous ick factor champion, John Edwards.
Um, well, to avoid the ick factor let's believe he meant he put his career ahead of his marriage.
Slaet up den tromele, van ick sal come up to de camerken, wan my new wineken slaet up den tromele, van ick sal come.
Mynheer, ick wet neat watt hey xacht, ick universton ewe neaty sacramant!
The Beaux-Stratagem | George FarquharNow ick sall revange; hay, begar, me sal tartar de whole generation!
The Works of John Marston | John MarstonBy me fait, dis bin very fine langage; ick sall bush ye now; ha, be garzon, vare had you dat plate?
The Works of John Marston | John MarstonVerie vel, give monies to some fellow to squire me; ick sal go abroad.
The Works of John Marston | John Marston
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