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jick

/d͡ʒɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
jick
IPA
/d͡ʒɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To avoid by a sudden jerk of the body, duck, dodge; to elude, evade.

Transitive verb

verb

To tug quickly, jerk.

Transitive verb

noun

The act of eluding.

noun

A sudden jerk.

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably a variant of juke (“to duck, evade, elude”). Compare also jink.

Usage

Inflected Forms

jicks (present, singular) jicking (participle, present) jicked (participle, past) jicked (past) jicks (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce jick?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɪk/.
What does jick mean?
To avoid by a sudden jerk of the body, duck, dodge; to elude, evade.
Where does jick come from?
Uncertain. Probably a variant of juke (“to duck, evade, elude”). Compare also jink.

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