ickn.int.
/ɪk/ colloquial (chiefly U.S.).
A. n.
1. = icky n. 1. U.S. rare.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > music lover > [noun] > of jazz > of specific types of jazz
modernist1932
icky1937
ick1942
mouldy fig1945
bebopper1946
skiffler1948
traditionalist1949
bopper1951
West Coaster1954
soulster1961
folkie1966
1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §576/28 Ick, ickie, icky, a devotee of ‘sweet’ music.
2. Something sticky, congealed, or disgusting. Cf. icky n. 2.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > viscosity > [noun] > viscous substance
paste1390
gummosityc1400
gleimc1440
glaira1529
viscosity1540
plaster1588
emplastic1597
batter1601
starcha1627
mucilage1639
viscus1643
grume1718
syrup1838
sticky1851
goo1903
gloop1927
goop1930
glop1945
ick1947
gunge1969
the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > disgust > [noun] > something which disgusts
slime1585
ipecacuanhaa1763
nastiness1831
sickener1853
disgustant1866
muck1882
pig's breakfast1933
ick1947
yuck1966
merde1968
scuzz1968
turn-off1975
put-off1977
1947 S. Lewis Kingsblood Royal (1948) liv. 319 There's an ick, jam or something, on your tie.
1978 A. Maupin Tales of City 119 She had installed her new walnut-grained shelf paper, scrubbed the ick off the back of the stove, and replaced the blue-water thingahoochie in the toilet tank.
1991 A. Tyler Saint Maybe ii. 52 She lowered it [sc. a nappy] into the toilet and swished it around. All the ick started crumbling away.
B. int.
[Probably the same word; compare ugh, yuck, etc.] An expression of distaste or revulsion.
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the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > disgust > exclamation of disgust [interjection]
foȝa1250
fie1297
faugh1542
ough1565
pah1592
pish1592
phah1593
paw1640
poh1650
sis1862
gick1905
ptui1930
stone (or stiffen) the crows1930
you wouldn't read about it1950
yeuch1964
barf1966
yuck1966
ick1967
yech1969
1967 B. Cleary Mitch & Amy i. 12 ‘Be quiet, both of you,’ said Mrs. Huff, ‘or I shall serve hot oatmeal every morning.’..‘Oatmeal, ick,’ said Amy.
1973 Philadelphia Inquirer 14 Oct. (Today Suppl.) 8/1 Several coffee tables which are constructed without nails, screws or any of that—ick—metal.
1985 J. Irving Cider House Rules vi. 222 Blood, people leaking stuff out of their bodies—ick.
Draft additions January 2011
ick factor n. = yuck factor n. at yuck int., n.2, and adj. Additions.
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1979 Newsweek 18 June 59/1 For all its technological finesse and genuine shocks, ‘Alien’ relies too much on ‘the ick factor’ for its success.
1995 A. Friskopp & S. Silverstein Straight Jobs, Gay Lives (1996) ix. 373 It's the ‘ick’ factor. When straight people think about gay men, they immediately think about him [sic] having gay sex, and they're uncomfortable with that.
2006 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 25 Sept. iii. 1/2 Also, the ick factor keeps many hotel guests out of tubs.
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