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What (who) is icky - definition

SPECIES OF BIRD
Hippolais icterina; Icky; Icterine Warbler
  • Eggs of Icterine warbler [[MHNT]]
  • Hippolais icterina. 90sek.

icky         
1.
If you describe something as icky, you mean that it is too emotional or sentimental. (mainly AM INFORMAL)
They've even got one of those icky photos of themselves on the bedside table.
ADJ [disapproval]
2.
If you describe a substance as icky, you mean that it is disgustingly sticky. (mainly AM INFORMAL)
She could feel something icky on her fingers.
ADJ
icky         
¦ adjective (ickier, ickiest) informal
1. unpleasantly sticky.
2. nasty or unpleasant.
distastefully sentimental.
Derivatives
ickiness noun
Origin
1930s: perh. related to sick1 or the child's word ickle 'little'.
Icky-pick         
Icky-pic; Cable gel; Icky pick; Icky pic
Icky-pick or icky-pic is a gelatinous cable compound used in outdoor-rated communications cables, including both twisted-pair copper cabling and fiber-optic cabling. "PIC" is the abbreviation for "plastic insulated cable".

Wikipedia

Icterine warbler

The icterine warbler (Hippolais icterina) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in mainland Europe except the southwest, where it is replaced by its western counterpart, the melodious warbler. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.

Examples of use of icky
1. Remember, they‘re icky." "And thousands of people will read it?" "Yes.
2. Beginners commence with Polo mints, which provide scant coverage for icky fag breath.
3. "Like any parent, you want to protect your kids from the icky places," Patton–hock said.
4. You guessed it: the credit rating agencies gave the most superior part of this icky stuff a senior AAA rating.
5. Swinging, for instance, would be fully worthy of a blog, though it might make us feel a bit icky afterwards.