Pronounced "eeeekkkk".
A person who is so selfish that they only think of themselves and will not help anyone even if they need medical help or are starving to death.
The word comes from the Ik tribe in Africa in Uganda written about
in the book "The
mountain people". The people of the Ik tribe live a very selfish lifestyle where it is every person for themselves.
It has been said by some that the people of the modern world are becoming like the Ik tribe. And thus the word Ik.