sic 

(sic) (Latin for "thus") is a bracketed expression used to indicate that an unusual spelling, phrase, or any other preceding quoted material is intended to be read or printed exactly as shown (rather than being an error) and should not be corrected. When found in a French document, (sic) stands for "Sans Intention Comique" (without comic intention) meaning that even if the preceding text could be understood as funny, it was not meant to be. It is used by writers quoting someone to alert the reader to the fact that an error or other weirdness in the quoted material is in the original, and not an error of transcription. "Sic" is almost always enclosed in parentheses.

A simple way to remember what it means is to consider sic as a pnemonic for 'spelt in context'.

1. I M (sic) and tired of literary shortcuts! - Used here to amplify that the shortcut "I M" is a shortcut used intentionally instead of "I am"

2. Not Here Today - I am il (sic).

3. Good grammer sic and spelling is sic important for writing good papers.

sic by Ravi Abraham January 12, 2005

sic 

Used in lieu of "attack," and used in association with the aggressive actions of someone or something, especially a dog.

"Sic 'em, boy!"
"I'm gonna sic him on you."

sic by labortius December 8, 2006

sic 

From Latin "sicut" which means something like "it was this way", "like that", "exactly this way".
It's usually used in the bracket in the text besides the word which could be recognized as written in the wrong way;
Mostly used to a quoted spelling mistake, implying for the reader that it isn't our mistake, but it was this way in the original.

The air ticket form Chicago to Shanghai costs about $1500 (sic!);
As he wrote in his message "tihs will be a looong juorney" (sic!);

sic by Jane.69 May 23, 2008

sic 

sic, meaning "said in context" is used in literature to prove that the writer knows his mistake, but is publishing it anyways.
If the quotation you are using contains a grammatical error, you may reproduce that error, but you must write "sic" after it to indicate the error is not yours. You may also want to use "sic" after an offensive word or comment that you are quoting to indicate that you do not share the speaker's attitude.

John Clare was sorry one early work did not "describe the feelings
of a ryhming sic peasant strongly or localy sic enough"
(Autobiographical Writings 106).

sic by Bryce March 18, 2005

Sic 

Slang originating in Seattle meaning something amazing, incredible, or unbelievable.

Yo man did you see Kevin Durant against the Spurs the other night? Your boy KD is Sic!

Sic by Bleazy206 May 8, 2008

sic 

Sic means "thus", "so" in Latin. Can be used in quotations to point out that an error is from the original quotation and not introduced by the quoter.

"The Pope is a Jew (sic!)"

sic by pontuz December 24, 2003

sic 

slight internal chuckle

An extremely nerdy term used to express feelings of laughter or happiness. An alternative to the acronym LoL (Laugh out Loud). THIS TERM IS COPYRIGHTED BY MR. CADRA FROM YLHS!

P.S- 4th period cool kids made this ;)

Cadra: This incredible diction forced upon me a SIC.

Class: WTF is SIC?

sic by sartuz,mlee April 20, 2011