ick
/ɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
An exclamation of disgust.
noun
Example Sentences
- "Lizzie grabbed a frog out of the lake and put it in her hair! Ick!"
- "Some foot fetishists look for a woman to stomp on them while wearing exotic shoes, while others just want to lick a woman’s toes. (Ick. Can you say, bacteria festival?)"
- "An aside for those who think “ick” about goat milk: If there are no billy goats around to arouse those sex hormones, goat milk does not taste “goat-y."
- "Like it wasn't bad enough that I was soaked to the bone, now I had to lug an ick covered designer original across a puddle filled runway."
- "The UN, for its part, has suggested eating insects as a way of feeding those extra mouths, which may put the frankenmeat ick factor in perspective."
- "Did you get ick all over my things? Should I walk myself through a car wash on the way home?"
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Derived Forms
ickaroo
icktastic