jick
/d͡ʒɪk/verb, noun
jick is spelled J-I-C-K: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, jick means “To avoid by a sudden jerk of the body, duck, dodge; to elude, evade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jick?
| Letters | 4: J-I-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jick?
Jick appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jick?
- /d͡ʒɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of jick
- jicks present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- jicking participle, present
- jicked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jick mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To avoid by a sudden jerk of the body, duck, dodge; to elude, evade.
- 2
To tug quickly, jerk.
noun
- 1
The act of eluding.
- 2
A sudden jerk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jick come from?
Uncertain. Probably a variant of juke (“to duck, evade, elude”). Compare also jink.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).