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Old 13-02-2009, 01:26   #1
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Wick?

Has anyone else heard the term 'wick', when referring to something that's infested.

'Her head was wick wi' nits', being one example.

I'm either really dense, and have used a wrong spelling, because I can't see it in any Thesaurus as a synonym for infested, or it's purely a local term that I've heard.

Anyone else heard of 'wick' meaning crawling with wee beasties?
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Old 13-02-2009, 01:29   #2
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Re: Wick?

Yes, it is also used by electrical and electronic engineers, Is that circuit wick?

i.e. Is it live? is the power on?
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Old 13-02-2009, 01:31   #3
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Re: Wick?

I know 'wick' to mean that.
I have just looked here-
Lancashire Dialect Glossary
and found it to be an old dialect word meaning 'alive'
Wick— alive ‘It’s said ‘I’m fain I’m wick to-day – Tick-Tock’
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Old 13-02-2009, 01:32   #4
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Re: Wick?

yep was used regular at school, when some poor sod had nits.
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Old 13-02-2009, 01:36   #5
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Re: Wick?

it was also used to mean someone was quick/slippery etc.
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Old 13-02-2009, 01:37   #6
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Re: Wick?

Thanks.

Thought I was goin' a bit tapped.
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Old 13-02-2009, 01:39   #7
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nah probably just outa fashion when you were at school, god i hate young uns.
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Old 13-02-2009, 01:50   #8
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Re: Wick?

Yep heard the term Wick on a daily basis when i was much younger
now i use the word wick to describe a active child,doesnt sound nice thinking it could also mean that their head is crawling,
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Old 13-02-2009, 01:58   #9
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Your getting on my wick with this thread!
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Old 13-02-2009, 02:36   #10
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Your getting on my wick with this thread!
Wrong wick, that's the one Elton John sang about at di's funeral, she definitely wasn't wick.
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Old 13-02-2009, 05:48   #11
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Thanks.

Thought I was goin' a bit tapped.
No, you are not "tapped" ... I remember "wick" ... as I understood it, it meant "alive" .... this would account for the "infested" meaning .....
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Old 13-02-2009, 06:53   #12
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Re: Wick?

A couple of weeks ago I said the dog was wick, the missus ( she's Aussie ) said what does that mean, I was trying to catch the dog, he dos'nt like a bath. We used it all the time as a kid.
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Old 13-02-2009, 09:15   #13
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Yes.....still use it today......in something like..... 'you must be wick' when you don't feel the cold ....said to be derived from the fact that dogs have temperature above that of a human (so you must have a higher body temperature) and used to be used as a draw for fleas(hence the term 'lapdog) from the ladies of olden times who were 'wick' with fleas and lice.

Sorry for such a long winded explanation.
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Old 13-02-2009, 10:58   #14
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Your getting on my wick with this thread!
That's ok, we'll simply snuff you out.
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Old 13-02-2009, 11:12   #15
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Your getting on my wick with this thread!
Always wondered what part of the anatomy this was ...
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