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   What does Icky mean in English?

   • ‘Linguistically, “icky” is a combination of the words “sick” and “ickle” (meaning little), in use in both the UK and USA from around the 1920s to mean either “sticky” or “overly emotional”. ‘It has, of course, evolved over time and now means “disgusting”.

   People share the most innocuous things that give them ‘the ick’ - Metro

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   What is a synonym for Icky?

   • Synonyms: gooey, disgusting, nasty, yecchy, yucky, more... Visit the English Only Forum. Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself. Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks. icky - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums.

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   What does it mean if a dog is Icky?

   • Something that's icky is disgusting and gummy or sticky. When you walk around a busy city all day, you're bound to end up with something icky stuck to the bottom of your shoe. After frolicking through the mud, your dog will be dirty and icky, and a particularly humid summer day can feel icky too.

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   Where did the word Icky come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word icky is in the 1930s. OED's earliest evidence for icky is from 1935, in Vanity Fair (New York). icky is of uncertain origin. ickle, n.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryICKY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. a child’s word us / ˈɪk·i / Add to word list. unpleasant or disgusting: Rory thinks peas are icky. (Definition of icky from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

   • Znaczenie Icky, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     icky definicja: 1. unpleasant, especially to look at: 2....

   • Translation to Mandarin Chinese

     icky translations: （尤指视觉上）令人不快的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Translation to Traditional Chinese

     ICKY translations: （尤指視覺上）令人不快的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Icing

     ICING meaning: 1. a sweet food used to cover or fill cakes,...

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   1. If you describe a substance as icky, you mean that it is disgustingly sticky. [mainly US, informal, disapproval] [...] 2. If you describe something as icky, you mean that it is too emotional or sentimental. [mainly US, informal, disapproval] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'icky' American English: ɪki British English: ɪki. More. Synonyms of 'icky'

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   Something that's icky is disgusting and gummy or sticky. When you walk around a busy city all day, you're bound to end up with something icky stuck to the bottom of your shoe. After frolicking through the mud, your dog will be dirty and icky, and a particularly humid summer day can feel icky too.

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   If you describe something as icky, you mean that it is too emotional or sentimental.

6. en.thefreedictionary.com › ickyIcky - definition of icky by The Free Dictionary

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   Define icky. icky synonyms, icky pronunciation, icky translation, English dictionary definition of icky. adj. ick·i·er , ick·i·est Informal 1. Disagreeably sticky: icky candy. 2. Offensive; distasteful: icky sentimentality. ick′i·ly adv. ick′i·ness n.

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word icky. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Definition of icky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.