sike
See also: siké
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪk
Etymology 1
From Middle English sike, the northern form of Old English sīċ (see sitch) and also from Old Norse sík; both from Proto-Germanic *sīką (“slow flowing water; trickle”). Cognate with Norwegian sik. Compare sheuch.
Noun
sike (plural sikes)
Etymology 2
From Middle English siken, from Old English sīcan (“to sigh”), from Proto-Germanic *sīkaną (“to sigh”). Doublet of siche and sigh.
Verb
sike (third-person singular simple present sikes, present participle siking, simple past and past participle siked)
- (archaic or Northern England) To sigh or sob.
Etymology 3
Variant of psych.
Interjection
sike
- (slang) Indicating that one's preceding statement was false and that one has successfully fooled ("psyched out") one's interlocutor.
Turkish
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