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garinda 13-02-2009 00:26

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?

Less 13-02-2009 00:29

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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?

MargaretR 13-02-2009 00:31

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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’

cashman 13-02-2009 00:32

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yep was used regular at school, when some poor sod had nits.:D

cashman 13-02-2009 00:36

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it was also used to mean someone was quick/slippery etc.;)

garinda 13-02-2009 00:37

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Thanks. :)

Thought I was goin' a bit tapped.:D

cashman 13-02-2009 00:39

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nah probably just outa fashion when you were at school, god i hate young uns.:D;)

Polly_45 13-02-2009 00:50

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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,

fc:stanley 13-02-2009 00:58

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Your getting on my wick with this thread!

Less 13-02-2009 01:36

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fc:stanley (Post 679196)
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.

Eric 13-02-2009 04:48

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Quote:

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 679191)
Thanks. :)

Thought I was goin' a bit tapped.:D

No, you are not "tapped" ... I remember "wick" ... as I understood it, it meant "alive" .... this would account for the "infested" meaning .....

Alan Gilmartin 13-02-2009 05:53

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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.

Margaret Pilkington 13-02-2009 08:15

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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.

garinda 13-02-2009 09:58

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fc:stanley (Post 679196)
Your getting on my wick with this thread!

That's ok, we'll simply snuff you out.;)

katex 13-02-2009 10:12

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fc:stanley (Post 679196)
Your getting on my wick with this thread!

Always wondered what part of the anatomy this was ... :D

K-P 13-02-2009 10:33

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I used it in preston same as garinda means... infested, full of... its wick with....

Lolly 13-02-2009 10:58

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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!!

cashman 13-02-2009 11:03

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lolly (Post 679310)
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!!

think everybodys parents musta used it lolly.:D;) though can't think why mine did.?

jaysay 13-02-2009 11:08

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Quote:

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 679191)
Thanks. :)

Thought I was goin' a bit tapped.:D

Thought:D:rolleyes:

jaysay 13-02-2009 11:10

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Think that Less'es Avatar has gone a bit Wick recently:D

emamum 13-02-2009 11:12

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ive heard it but i dont say that.... i say you are doing my tree :D

cherokee 13-02-2009 13:01

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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.

cashman 13-02-2009 14:04

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cherokee (Post 679383)
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.

lets be honest here mel,"Brummies" aint the brightest lamps on the street.:D;)

Mrs B 13-02-2009 15:20

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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

jaysay 13-02-2009 16:28

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 679406)
lets be honest here mel,"Brummies" aint the brightest lamps on the street.:D;)

I'll set Adrian Childs on you cashy:D

Less 13-02-2009 18:55

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 679318)
Think that Less'es Avatar has gone a bit Wick recently:D

Don't tell anyone, but I think that's what gave him the idea!
:)

Taggy 14-02-2009 11:05

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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

cashman 14-02-2009 11:07

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Taggy (Post 679798)
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

hell taggy ya just got me head itching.:D

Taggy 14-02-2009 11:14

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 679800)
hell taggy ya just got me head itching.:D

LOL Cashy!!...Yep Murder aint it!!...Bit like not being able to stop yerself yawning when you see someone else doing it!:)

Best Regards - Taggy

Gayle 14-02-2009 11:41

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I always thought it meant 'fast' - as in "they were right wick" - meaning they ran away fast.

magpie 15-02-2009 17:29

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I thought it meant your nail .... like when it gets sore on the side Nail Wick ....

MargaretR 15-02-2009 17:39

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Quote:

Originally Posted by magpie (Post 680533)
I thought it meant your nail .... like when it gets sore on the side Nail Wick ....

That's a 'stepmother jag'

katex 15-02-2009 22:08

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Quote:

Originally Posted by magpie (Post 680533)
I thought it meant your nail .... like when it gets sore on the side Nail Wick ....

Yes, I call it that Magpie.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 680540)
That's a 'stepmother jag'

I called that a Stepmother's Blessing ... but more from the cuticle downwards .. not at the side.

Sure I have heard the centre of a corn called a wick too.

Benipete 15-02-2009 22:34

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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)

pussycat 15-02-2009 22:34

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people in scotland use the word wick alot, meaning nasty ,


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