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sick

sick

196 8.7
Very impressive or exciting
  • adjective
  • /sɪk/
  • Slang
: genial
  • Those were some sick dance moves.
  • really sick
  • pretty sick
  • fucking sick

All right, go get some sick bands, folks.

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Examples

  • Adrian and I just took the sickest picture ever.

  • Overall, the trailer looks sick, regardless of whether it was done with intent or not.

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  • I mean, it's, it's pretty sick what they did.

  • And this thing is sick, so let me pull this open.

  • Oh my goodness, this is so sick, dude.

  • Now we are headed to a guy's house with a sick recording studio.

  • Man, game bundles used to be so sick, so sick.

  • Can we just talk about how sick Eminem is?

  • It's a basic car with some sick tech and a lot of hype.

  • Those were some sick dance moves that impressed everyone at the party.

Synonyms

ill
vssick
  • Slang
7 9.8

Very good or impressive in a cool way

expresses strong admiration and excitement rather than plain praise
disgusting
vssick
  • Slang
5 7.8

Very impressive in a way people use as praise

expresses admiration in a straightforward enthusiastic way

Antonyms

792 1.0

Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient

lame
  • Offensive
402 6.8

Weak and not convincing, often given as an excuse

Idioms

sick of
  • Informal
636 5.8

Tired of something because you have had too much of it

sick and tired
  • Informal
112 5.3

Feeling very annoyed because you have had too much of something

13 3.4

Away from work or school because you are ill

Feeling like you will throw up

1 8.3

Away from work because you are ill

Very annoyed and no longer willing to accept someone or something

1 9.3

Very disappointed and upset because things did not turn out well

Compounds

54 1.0

A person who is ill

sick joke
  • Offensive
17 7.9

A joke about cruel or shocking things that many people find upsetting

16 2.4

A period away from work because a worker is ill

5 2.5

A bed where a person lies when they are ill or recovering

1 2.3

Money a worker receives while they are off work because they are sick

1 7.7

Many people are absent from work or school because they are sick, causing big problems

sick call
  • Jargon
1 5.7

A set time when soldiers report to a medic if ill

1 2.5

A small disposable bag on planes for passengers to throw up into

sick headache
  • Archaic
1 6.5

A severe headache that often makes you feel sick and unable to concentrate

1 3.2

Money the government pays to someone who cannot work because they are ill

sick-out
  • Literature
1 8.2

A group of workers who call in sick to protest and ask for change

1 4.6

Feeling sick or dizzy when flying

sick list
  • Archaic
1 4.8

A list of people not at work because they are ill

A Roman Catholic ritual where a priest puts oil on a very sick person and prays for comfort

pig-sick
  • Informal
1 9.8

Very ill or very fed up with something

sick-abed
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Lying in bed because you are ill

1 7.5

A room on a ship where staff treat people who are ill or injured

milk-sick
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Sick after eating meat or drinking milk from animals that eat poisonous plants

sick parade
  • Jargon
8.2

A daily military meeting where soldiers report illnesses to a doctor

How Impressive

sick
  • Slang
196 8.7
awesome
∞ 2.1
amazing
∞ 1.0
great
∞ 1.0
good
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

sick positive

Etymology

Sick also turned into modern slang meaning 'very impressive' or 'cool'; a helpful way to remember this flip is to think of something so extreme it was called 'sick' and the word became praise.