English
Etymology
1935, American English; from icky-boo (circa 1920): sickly, nauseated; baby talk corruption of sick; from a sentimental term for Jazz music.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪki|-ɪki
Adjective
icky
- unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting
#:I stepped in something icky and it smells terrible.
- excessively sentimental
Translations
trans-top|unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting
Finnish: yököttävä
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German: eklig, ekelig
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trans-top|excessively sentimental
German: kitschig
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pl:icky
vi:icky
zh:icky
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