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ick

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
ick /ik, ɪk / informal, mainly North American
▸ exclamation used to express disgust:
oatmeal—ick!
▸ noun an unpleasantly sticky or congealed substance:
she scrubbed the ick off the back of the stove.
– ORIGIN 1940s : probably imitative.