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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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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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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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yep was used regular at school, when some poor sod had nits.:D
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it was also used to mean someone was quick/slippery etc.;)
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Thanks. :)
Thought I was goin' a bit tapped.:D |
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nah probably just outa fashion when you were at school, god i hate young uns.:D;)
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Yep heard the term Wick on a daily basis when i was much younger:rolleyes:
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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Your getting on my wick with this thread!
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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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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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I used it in preston same as garinda means... infested, full of... its wick with....
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Yes i heard it on a regular basis when i was younger in the infestation sense. My parents also use it as: You're getting on my wick!!
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Think that Less'es Avatar has gone a bit Wick recently:D
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ive heard it but i dont say that.... i say you are doing my tree :D
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I still use is now. Its just something I grew up with , Heard it a lot at school likes been said . "wick wi nits" or "your gettin on my wick"
I was actually questioned only a few days ago about it by a friend on mine who grew up in Birmingham and had never heard of it. |
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Maybe I have joined the right Forum - 'cause as soon as I started reading this I thought "yep, I've heard of 'wick'"
I don't think I've heard it used for nits/fleas, but in a similar vein it could be something like "the cake was wick with fruit" - that kind of thing. Probably more like "wick wi' fruit" :D |
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Yep, i've heard it used in all the ways mentioned. Blimey just the thought of "Nitty Nora the Bug Explorer" makes me itch!!
Best Regards - Taggy |
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I always thought it meant 'fast' - as in "they were right wick" - meaning they ran away fast.
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I thought it meant your nail .... like when it gets sore on the side Nail Wick ....
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Sure I have heard the centre of a corn called a wick too. |
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That's called the Quick not the wick.
the raw or exposed area of flesh commonly referring to where the skin meets the tip of the fingernail. (wikipedia) |
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people in scotland use the word wick alot, meaning nasty ,
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