Slang for something cool, awesome, or impressive. A phonetic shortening of "
sick," used the same way you'd drop letters in "thx," "
lmao," or "bc." Popularised in the early 2000s partly through Slipknot'
s 1999 self-titled track "(sic)," after which fans began using it to express admiration or say "stay cool." Now used more broadly in casual texting and online conversation.
Similar vibes to:
dope,
fire, lit, rad.
Not to be confused with the Latin editorial term sic, used in journalism to flag intentional typos in quoted text. This sic hits different.