# get on someone's wick

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To annoy or upset someone, especially by repeated disagreeable actions.

## Etymology
Tony Thorne's Dictionary of Contemporary Slang states that wick is a shortening for Hampton Wick as rhyming slang for prick, i.e. penis.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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