jick

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/d͡ʒɪk/

verb

To avoid by a sudden jerk of the body, duck, dodge; to elude, evade.

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Meanings

verbjick (third-person singular simple present jicks, present participle jicking, simple past and past participle jicked)

present singular third person jicks · participle present jicking · participle past jicked · past jicked

  1. dialectaltransitiveTo avoid by a sudden jerk of the body, duck, dodge; to elude, evade.
  2. dialectaltransitiveTo tug quickly, jerk.
nounjick (plural jicks)

plural jicks

  1. dialectalThe act of eluding.
  2. dialectalA sudden jerk.

Origin

Uncertain. Probably a variant of juke (“to duck, evade, elude”). Compare also jink.

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APA

jick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jick

MLA

“jick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jick.

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