Meanings
hic1
interjection
- An approximation to the sound of a hiccup, used e.g. to indicate drunkenness.
"This wine - hic! - tasted good."
HIC2
nounHIC (plural HICs)
plural HICs
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of high-income country.
Near-synonym: developed country
Synonyms: developed country · Antonyms: LMIC, developing country
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of hybrid integrated circuit.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
Onomatopoeic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian хлъц, хълцук
- хлъц (hlăc)Translations
- хълцук (hălcuk)Translations
Czech škyt
- škytTranslations
Dutch hik
- hikTranslations
German hick, hicks
- hickTranslations
- hicksTranslations
Ukrainian ик
- ик (yk)Translations
Vietnamese hic, híc
- hicTranslations
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- híchTranslations
- hixTranslations
- hứcTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hic
clickquickpickcreekpicsticktechniquenicksickthickrickkickvicchicksicticknicslickflickticficwickSikhclique
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
hic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hic
MLA
“hic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hic.
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