ick

UK
/ɪk/
US
/ɪk/

Translations

icknoun
icks
pl
UK
/ɪk/
US
/ɪk/
The thought of eating snails gives me the ick.
L’idée de manger des escargots me donne du dégoût.
Additional translations
répulsionSoutenu ou plus précis selon le contexte.
crassePour une substance sale, gluante ou répugnante.
ickinterjection
UK
/ɪk/
US
/ɪk/
Ick! This milk has gone sour.
Beurk ! Ce lait a tourné.
ickverb
icked
Past Simple
icked
Past Participle
icking
Gerund
Colloquial transitive verb meaning ‘to disgust’.
The mouldy sandwich totally icked him out.
Le sandwich moisi l’a complètement dégoûté.
Additional translations
écœurerPlus fort ou plus familier selon le contexte.
Synonyms
make sick
turn one's stomach
gross out

Definitions

icknoun
A feeling of disgust or aversion.
The thought of eating snails gives me the ick.
A sudden feeling of repulsion or distaste towards someone, often in a romantic context.
She got the ick when she saw him picking his nose.
Any sticky, dirty, or disgusting substance, residue, or slime.
He scrubbed the brown ick off the bathtub walls.
ickinterjection
An expression of disgust or distaste.
Ick! This milk has gone sour.
ickverb
To cause feelings of disgust in; to gross out.
The mouldy sandwich totally icked him out.