“Ew guys look it’s Thomas”
“Yuck! He’s the ultimate definition of the ick.”
When you get grossed out or lose attraction because you see something you don’t like
Kyles butt crack showed when he got out of the car, it gave me the ick
TikTok has ruined the meaning of The Ick by people labelling Deal Breakers, Pet Peeves, Turn Offs and Red Flags. The ick is an epiphany, a gut instinct, a wake-up call telling you to get out of a relationship. The misuse makes this visceral word lose its power. It's not petty and it's important to listen to it, don't deny your feelings.
"We were at a date and he sneezed without shielding it. Some droplets of snot hanged viscously from his nose. I wanted to throw up then and there, break up with him and leave him."
"That little thing really tells a lot about his character. You got the "The Ick". "The Ick" opened up your eyes to reality and stopped you before you made a big mistake."
Sit the ick
Something you gotta do when you gotta do
"i gotta sit the ick"
"oh okay, go ahead"
Breaking down the attitude some people have of seeing a same sex couple performing any sort of PDA.
Mike and Gary set out to Kick The Ick at the gay pride parade.
When you’re eating a perfectly delicious meal but you either can’t finish the last bite, or have to spit the last bite out due to getting the ick.
I was eating a pop tart and got the last bite ick.
when someone uses a pronoun too much that you only use sometimes.
“Steve kept using they/them even though I use he/him, he's giving me such a pronoun ick”