# "Jick" **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 13, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471 "2006-04-13T01:58:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/1 "2006-04-13T01:58:10Z")
What does “Jick” mean to you? ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/2 "2006-04-13T02:01:16Z")
I have no idea. I would assume it is the marriage of Jizz+Ick which means it is any ejaculate that lands in an icky place like the scene in “There’s Something About Mary”. Then again, it could be a new Jazzy line of disposable pens, ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/3 "2006-04-13T02:04:20Z")
Do you mean JIC, as in “just in case?” ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/4 "2006-04-13T02:05:09Z")
No idea… …until I cheated and looked it up on urbandictionary. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/5 "2006-04-13T02:07:03Z")
Maybe it’s a name combination for a couple, ala “Brangelina” or “Bennifer”, but for Jack and Jill. That’s the first thing I thought of. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/6 "2006-04-13T02:07:13Z")
It means a longhair with a penchant for pop-culture references. ---
**Author:** ![La\_Llorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@La\_Llorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/La_Llorona)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/7 "2006-04-13T02:08:23Z")
> [@dwc1970](#): > > Do you mean JIC, as in “just in case?” Friends and I often use that exact term. That’s the first thing to come to mind when I see “jick,” and no, I’ve never heard any of the dirty meanings on [urbandictionary.com](http://urbandictionary.com). ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/8 "2006-04-13T02:23:35Z")
A morning radio guy here in the Twin Cities uses “Jicky Jack” as a perjorative. “Then the drunk Jicky Jack challenged the starting left tackle to a fight.” ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/9 "2006-04-13T02:42:44Z")
The first thing I think of is the creator of Kingdom of Loathing. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/10 "2006-04-13T02:44:05Z")
In card games, euchre in particular, it is the off jack, or the jack that is the same color but not the same suit as the trump suit. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/11 "2006-04-13T04:32:34Z")
I think of Kingdom of Loathing as well… bad sign. There, there, psycat90, you’re not alone. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/12 "2006-04-13T04:39:00Z")
I’ve never heard the word until this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/13 "2006-04-13T05:31:50Z")
Stephen Malkmus’ backing band. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/14 "2006-04-13T08:09:03Z")
If I heard it, I’d think someone was referring to a brand of bleach. (Jik) ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/15 "2006-04-13T08:27:02Z")
A New Zealander pronunciation of a device used for lifting cars? ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/16 "2006-04-13T09:15:40Z")
> [@psycat90](#): > > The first thing I think of is the creator of Kingdom of Loathing. yup ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/17 "2006-04-13T09:50:53Z")
> [@psycat90](#): > > The first thing I think of is the creator of Kingdom of Loathing. Me too. ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/18 "2006-04-13T10:55:17Z")
Kingdom of Loathing. ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/19 "2006-04-13T11:18:50Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > If I heard it, I’d think someone was referring to a brand of bleach. (Jik) Me too ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471/20 "2006-04-13T12:01:38Z")
J from Jagger plus Mick minus M is what I get from Stephen Malkmus’ website. I like the thingy from the Urban Dictionary that says its a combo of Jerk and Hick. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jick/352471.md?page=2)