icky-poo
- adjective
- /ˈɪki pu/
- Informal
:
asqueroso
- The leftovers in the fridge became icky-poo after sitting there for a week.
Examples
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She found the smell of the garbage to be completely icky-poo.
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That smell is icky-poo!
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Don't touch that, it's all icky-poo and sticky!
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The leftovers in the fridge are icky-poo.
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The leftovers from last week's dinner are now icky-poo and should be thrown out.
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The bathroom was icky-poo after the party, with dirty towels and spilled drinks everywhere.
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She scrunched her nose in disgust at the icky-poo mess on the floor.
Synonyms
531
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
282
1.0
Very dirty and covered with things that smell bad
280
2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
160
1.0
Very bad and unpleasant to experience
52
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
38
7.1
Sticky and unpleasant to touch or smell
26
3.8
Very bad or of poor quality
22
6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
7
5.3
Very bad or unpleasant
2
8.3
Unpleasant and disgusting, making you feel sick
1
8.7
Very disgusting and likely to make someone want to throw up
1
6.5
Something that smells or tastes bad
1
7.4
Very unpleasant to see, smell, taste, or touch
Very unpleasant to see, smell, or taste
Having a bad smell, taste, or look that makes you want to throw up
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste
Looking unpleasant to eat because it seems old, dirty or spoiled
Antonyms
How Unpleasant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word icky-poo puts together icky ('disgusting') and the childish poo ('poop'), so it sounds silly and makes the idea stronger. That's why we call something icky-poo when it is unpleasant or gross.