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hic^¹

/hɪk/ US

Sounds like hick · Rhymes with -ɪk

Where it comes from

Onomatopoeic.

interjection

An approximation to the sound of a hiccup, used e.g. to indicate drunkenness. "This wine - hic! - tasted good."

HIC^²

noun HICs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of high-income country Near-synonym: developed country
Similar: developed country · Opposite: LMIC, developing country
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of hybrid integrated circuit

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Deutsch	hick, hicks
Tiếng Việt	hic, híc, hích, hix, hức

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@misc{hic_2026,
  title = {hic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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