sike

¹ American  

[sahyk] / saɪk /

Or syke

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. a small stream.

2. a gully or ditch, especially one that fills with water after a heavy rain.

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sike ² American  

[sahyk] / saɪk /

interjection

1. a less common spelling variant of psych.

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Etymology

Origin of sike¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse sīk “small stream, ditch, pond”; cognate with Old English sīc “rill,” Middle Low German sīk “puddle”; akin to Old High German seih “urine,” Old English sicerian “to ooze”

Origin of sike²

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

"Sike, sike, sike, sike. Nah, you good. I guess I can be seen with you now."

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

Riche answers to like, 132, but the true spelling is rike, answering to sike, 290.

From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown

If them as is left, should know waat's coom tiv'un, there'll be sike a revolution and rebel!—Ding!

From Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles

John.—’At sike a meetin’ sud be held i’ t’ church, By men ’at scarce wur fit te stand i’ t’ porch, Wur sike a stain upon its consecration, As roused his reverence’s indignation.

From Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect by Castillo, John

A voice said, "For 'eaven's sike, Jine, don't begin to sing."

From This Is the End by Benson, Stella