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slick

2  [slik]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to make sleek or smooth.
2. to use a slicker on (skins or hides).
3. Informal. to make smart or fine; spruce up (usually fol. by up).
–noun
4. Metallurgy. a small trowel used for smoothing the surface of the mold.
5. any woodworking chisel having a blade more than 2 in. (5 cm) wide.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME slicken (v.), OE slician; akin to ON slīkja to give a gloss to
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Slang Dictionary
slick

  1. mod.
    clever; glib. : His talk is slick, but his action is zotz.
  2. mod.
    excellent. : That is a slick idea.
  3. n.
    a high-quality magazine printed on slick [coated] paper. : The slicks are all carrying ads for products and services that couldn't even be mentioned a few years ago.
  4. n.
    a racing tire. (Auto racing.) : That set of wheels has slicks. I wonder why.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

slick  (n.)
1626, a kind of cosmetic, from slick (v.). Meaning "smooth place on the surface of water caused by oil, etc." is attested from 1849. Meaning "a swindler, clever person" is attested from 1959.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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