Icky
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪki
Origin
1935, American English; from icky-boo (circa 1920): sickly, nauseated; baby talk corruption of sick; from a sentimental term for Jazz music.
Full definition of icky
Adjective
icky
- (informal) unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgustingI stepped in something icky and it smells terrible.
- (informal) excessively sentimental