sicko
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Usage
What does sicko mean? Sicko is a slang word for someone considered deranged, sadistic, perverted, disturbed, or the like.
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Etymology
Origin of sicko
Example Sentences
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It’s worth watching the whole thing, if you’re exactly the right kind of sicko.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Cycling through head coaches like Hollywood assistants who can’t perfect a Starbucks order is another symptom of college football’s sicko economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
After retiring, he didn’t stop feeding into being a basketball sicko — his words — or a full-on basketball psycho — his and his peers’ words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
This is a great episode though for fans of the sicko Tom-Greg dynamic.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2023
“Don’t listen to my sicko brother, Emma Lee,” Mary Anne said.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Fashion weeks are like summer camps for style sickos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
The design is jarring at first, but it could be the tall order that content creators and productivity sickos have been waiting for.
From The Verge ● Jun. 16, 2022
Slate: What has it felt like watching the sickos meme explode?
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2020
We've all watched Man on Wire and a bunch of sickos watched that dude walk on a tight wire over the Grand Canyon.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 17, 2018
When decent men read an article like this one they will be shocked at this horrible behavior and think it's just a fringe group of sickos doing this stuff.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2016
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