jick

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪk/

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, dialectal) To avoid by a sudden jerk of the body, duck, dodge; to elude, evade.
  2. (transitive, dialectal) To tug quickly, jerk.

Noun

jick (plural jicks)

  1. (dialectal) The act of eluding.
  2. (dialectal) A sudden jerk.
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