Latin, "thus"; used to indicate that an
error in the original has been replicated in a quote.
When you're quoting someone else, and the original includes an error (
spelling, fact, conception) it may be necessary to assure readers that (a) you noticed the error and (b) it is not yours, but that of the person you're quoting. Since it is a Latin expression, it needs to be italicized, and in the
Urban Dictionary this means enclosing it in asterisks.
His columns are full of brilliant insights such as this
one:
"World War II erupted at Munich *sic* in 1941 *sic* because President Roosevelt *sic* was too
weak-kneed to stand up to Hilter *sic*."
The
man should not be allowed to go about unattended, let alone publish newspaper columns.