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

1. unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting

#:I stepped in something icky and it smells terrible.

1. 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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