icky
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icky
- /ˈɪki/
Rhymes with -ɪki
Where it comes from
1935, American English; from icky-boo (circa 1920): sickly, nauseated; baby talk corruption of sick; from a sentimental term for jazz music.
adjective ickier · ickiest
- Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting. I stepped in something icky and it smells terrible.
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Excessively sentimental.
Similar: schmaltzy, syrupy, treacly, bathetic, cheesy, squishy, corny, drippy, gooey, hokey, icky, kitsch
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Unwell or upset; in a bad state of mind or health.
I'm not going to work today. I just feel icky.
Similar: bad, poorly, sick, ailing, crank, crook, green about the gills, icky, ill, indisposed, infirm, like death warmed over
Translations
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adj unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting
| Português | meloso |
|---|---|
| Français | dégueulasse, dégueu, dégoûtant |
| Deutsch | eklig, ekelig, fies klebrig |
| Italiano | disgustoso |
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