ick.
An exclamation of disgust.
Meaning & usage
An exclamation of disgust.
Lizzie grabbed a frog out of the lake and put it in her hair! Ick!
Where this word comes from
Probably imitative. First use appears c. 1942.
Something distasteful or physically unpleasant to touch.
A feeling of revulsion.
to have the ick
Anything moaned about; a gripe.
Where this word comes from
Back-formation from icky.
Icky; distasteful or unpleasant.
Where this word comes from
Back-formation from icky.
Alternative form of ich (“fish disease”).
Where this word comes from
Probably a pronunciation spelling, but no doubt influenced by the other etymologies and distaste for the disease.
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