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icky

UK/ˈɪki/ uncommon informal

adjective

1.

very bad

  • “a lousy play”
  • “it”
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2.

soft and sticky

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Origin

1935, American English; from icky-boo (circa 1920): sickly, nauseated; baby talk corruption of sick; from a sentimental term for jazz music.

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