sicko
pronunciation
How to pronounce sicko in British English:
UK [ˈsɪkəʊ]
How to pronounce sicko in American English:
US [ˈsɪkoʊ]
Word Origin
- sicko (n.)
- 1977, from sick (adj.) in the mental sense + ending as in weirdo. Sickie "a pervert" is attested from 1972; sicknik (1959) "pervert, obscene comedian" (applied to Lenny Bruce) has fad ending -nik.
Example
- 1. Okay , what is this , a sicko rodeo ?
- 2. This is worth emphasizing because moore 's last documentary , sicko which was quite careful with the facts drew attacks from cnn and a smear campaign from the insurance industry .
- 3. Paul keating , a former labor prime minister , says they have killed the party 's moral authority with " obscurantist neanderthal views " and " sicko populism " .
- 4. One former vice president of corporate communications for a health insurance company , and the author of several memos attempting to discredit sicko , recently admitted to bill moyers on camera that moore " hit the nail on the head with his movie . "