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.