thicc

English

Alternative forms

• thic

Etymology

From thick +‎ -cc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɪk

Adjective

thicc (comparative thiccer, superlative thiccest) (Internet slang)

1. Alternative spelling of thick (“curvy”).
   • 2016 September 12, “Thirsty Pokémon fans are sexualizing Wicke, Sun & Moon’s new Pokémon researcher”, in Daily Dot‎^[1]:

     To some fans, Wicke is thicc. To others, she’s a positive representation of diverse bodies in video games.
     “Thicc Wicke,” as some are calling the fan art version of the character, has become such a trend that there’s already a meme criticizing it:
     And there are plenty of images that depict her as “thicc,” but not in a drooling, overtly sexualized way.

   • 2016 December 19, “Thicc, Beautiful R. Mika and Ibuki Street Fighter V Statues Incoming - Niche Gamer”, in Niche Gamer‎^[2]:
   • 2017 November 30, Ashitha Nagesh, “Girl bullied for ‘looking thicc’ in dress gets backlash for using n-word”, in Metro‎^[3], published 2018 January 24:

     '@bayrose99 we don’t feel sorry for you when they called you thicc because you’re a thicc racist.' — Rio

2. (humorous) Alternative spelling of thick (“wide”).
   • 2018 February 8, “The Original "Falcon Heavy" Isn't What You Think”, in Inverse‎^[4]:

     “The weight of the female Gyr given as 1396-2000g [brings it to a] mean of 1752g (n=12),” Sweet tells Inverse. That’s roughly four pounds — extremely thicc by falcon standards.

Synonyms

• chonk
• See Thesaurus:voluptuous

Antonyms

• smol

Derived terms

• thiccness