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title: "ick · GenZ Decoded"
description: "ick: A sudden feeling of disgust or turn-off toward someone you were attracted to. Example: \"He talked down to the waiter and I instantly got the ick.\""
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# ick

Gen Z[#dating](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/dating/)

**Meaning.** A sudden feeling of disgust or turn-off toward someone you were attracted to.

See it in a sentence

He talked down to the waiter and I instantly got the ick.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    ick

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    No word for this one yet.

- Plain English

    sudden feeling of disgust or turn-off toward someone you were attracted to

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## Related slang

- [hard launch](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hard-launch/): To show off a new relationship online clearly and on purpose, face and all.
- [hard up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hard-up/): Desperate or strongly in need of something, including affection.
- [left on read](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/left-on-read/): When someone reads your message but does not reply.
- [main squeeze](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/main-squeeze/): A person's primary romantic partner.

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