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Sick Meaning: Examples, Slang, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：feel unwell (sick)

sick 🔊

/sɪk/

adj.

Feeling unwell in your body, like having a cold or stomach ache.

Sick person lying in bed with thermometer and tissues

feel unwell 🔊

➕

/fiːl ʌnˈwel/

adj.

Experiencing symptoms of illness such as nausea, fever, or pain.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'seoc', related to German 'siech', meaning 'ill' or 'diseased'.

💡 Mnemonic

Sick flips meaning: ill → awesome. Remember: a sick skateboarding trick is so cool it makes you sick with awe!

📖 Example

I can't go to school today because I feel sick with a bad cold. 🔊 I can't go to school today because I feel sick with a bad cold.

🔗 Collocations

feel sick – to experience illness or discomfort

get sick – to become ill

sick leave – time off from work due to illness

🔄 Synonyms

ill (adj.) – suffering from a disease or poor health

unwell (adj.) – not in good health; ill

ailing (adj.) – experiening trouble with health; unwell

🚫 Antonyms

healthy (adj.) – in a good physical or mental condition

well (adj.) – in good health

fit (adj.) – in good physical shape; healthy

🌱 Derivatives

sickness (n.) – the state of being ill

sickly (adj.) – often ill or in poor health

sicken (v.) – to become ill or cause to feel disgust

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'sick' has been used for illness since Old English. Its slang meaning 'cool' emerged in American youth culture in the 1980s, as a reversal of negative connotations, similar to 'bad' meaning 'good'.

Meaning 2：extremely cool (sick)

sick 🔊

/sɪk/

adj.

(Slang) Extremely cool, awesome, or impressive.

Skateboarder performing sick trick in mid-air at skatepark

extremely cool 🔊

➕

/ɪkˈstriːmli kuːl/

adj.

Used in slang to describe something that is impressively excellent, awesome, or radical.

📁 Category：Entertainment & Sports 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Wow, that new smartphone with a foldable screen looks absolutely sick! 🔊 Wow, that new smartphone with a foldable screen looks absolutely sick!

🔗 Collocations

sick moves – impressive and skillful actions

sick design – cool and stylish design

sick trick – an amazing and thrilling stunt

🔄 Synonyms

awesome (adj.) – extremely impressive or amazing

cool (adj.) – fashionably attractive or impressive

amazing (adj.) – causing great surprise or admiration

🚫 Antonyms

lame (adj.) – unconvincingly feeble; uninspiring

boring (adj.) – not interesting; tedious

uncool (adj.) – not fashionable or impressive