ick

Pluralicks

1. 1
   interjection

   A sound or word you say when something is gross or disgusting.

   Ick, there's a slug crawling across the kitchen floor!

   He took one bite, muttered ick, and pushed the plate away.

   Similaryuck, ugh, eww

   Oppositeyum

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2. 2
   nouncolloquialcountable or uncountable

   A strong feeling that something or someone is gross or disgusting.

   I got the ick when he chewed with his mouth wide open.

   A wave of ick hit her the moment she smelled the spoiled milk.

   Similardisgust, revulsion, creeps, repulsion

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3. 3
   nouncolloquialuncountable

   A gross, sticky, or messy thing that is unpleasant to touch.

   She wiped the ick off her shoe with a wet leaf.

   There's some kind of ick stuck to the bottom of the pan.

   Similargunk, goo, muck, slime, crud

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4. 4
   adjectivecolloquial

   Gross or unpleasant in a way that bothers you.

   That sauce has an ick texture I really can't stand.

   The whole room felt ick after the party ended.

   Similargross, yucky, disgusting, nasty, revolting

   Oppositepleasant, nice, lovely

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5. 5
   nounslangcountable or uncountable

   A complaint, or something a person keeps complaining about.

   Stop your ick and just finish the report.

   There's always some ick about the weather in the break room.

   Similargripe, griping, grumbling, whining, moaning

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6. 6
   noununcountable

   Alternative form of ich. It is a common disease that affects fish.

   The whole tank came down with ick within a single week.

   Treating ick early keeps it from spreading to the other fish.

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