# What's a better word for feeling "sick"

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**Created:** [November 2, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-better-word-for-feeling-sick/992478 "2023-11-02T15:33:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-better-word-for-feeling-sick/992478/61 "2023-11-03T17:06:34Z")

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Being “sick” is generic for feeling ill.

If you feel like you’re going to _sick up_, everybody watch out. 🤢

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-better-word-for-feeling-sick/992478/62 "2023-11-03T17:59:47Z")

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> [@Ike\_Witt](#):
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> ‘I am not feeling at ease. I am diseased, if you will.’

> **[West Side Story - Gee Officer Krupke! (1961) HD](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7TT4jnnWys%2F)**
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> Dear kindly Sergeant Krupke, You gotta understand, It's just our bringin' up-ke That gets us out of hand. Our mothers all are junkies, Our fathers all are dr...

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