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get on someone's wick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
get on -some-one's wick
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To annoy or upset someone, especially by repeated disagreeable actions.

British usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

Tony Thorne's Dictionary of Contemporary Slang states that wick is a shortening for Hampton Wick as rhyming slang for prick, i.e. penis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets on someone's wick (present, singular) getting on someone's wick (participle, present) got on someone's wick (participle, past) got on someone's wick (past)

Synonyms

get on someone's nerves aggravate annoy nettle rankle ruffle sting burn someone's ass antagonize bother disgruntle botherate

Questions

What does get on someone's wick mean?
To annoy or upset someone, especially by repeated disagreeable actions.
Where does get on someone's wick come from?
Tony Thorne's Dictionary of Contemporary Slang states that wick is a shortening for Hampton Wick as rhyming slang for prick, i.e. penis.

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