Sicko vs Sicky - What's the difference?

sicko | sicky |

As a noun sicko

is a day taken off work due to (possibly exaggerated or supposed) illness.

As an adjective sicky is

sick; vomiting.

sicko

English

Noun

(en-noun)

(Australia, slang) A day taken off work due to (possibly exaggerated or supposed) illness.

(derogatory, slang) A person with unpleasant tastes, views or habits.

* 1986 June 9, David Denby, Movies: Poison'', '' , page 130,

But in fact, the murders have been committed by an army of sickos , a phalanx of wild-eyed droolers led by a monster goon with a concrete jaw and a Neanderthal brow.

* 1997 , Shannon Bell, Chapter 5: On ne peut pas voir l?image [The image cannot be seen]'', Brenda Cossman, Shannon Bell, Lise Gotell, Becki L. Ross, ''Bad Attitude/s on Trial: Pornography, Feminism, and the Butler Decision , page 231,

We can?t say that it is our responses of horror and revulsion that are upsetting to the youth; therefore, those attracted to them are deviants, sickos , who should be cured/punished like the homosexuals of the forties and fifties.

* 2009 , Stuart E. Weisberg, Barney Frank: The Story of America?s Only Left-Handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman , page 372,

The conservative Boston Herald , which had earlier described the revelations about Barney?s two-year relationship with a male prostitute as “one of the most tawdry episodes in modern Massachusetts politics” and had run a story by the columnist Howie Carr calling Frank “a sicko who happens to be a pol,” urged him to resign his house seat.

(US, Canada, slang) A mentally ill person.

Usage notes

The plural form sickoes is somewhat rare.

Synonyms

* (day taken off work due to illness) sick day, sickie (slang) * (sense) weirdo

sicky

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

(informal) sick; vomiting

* 2011 , Katy Handley, The Right Way, the Wrong Way Or Your Way? (page 43)

Also consider how easy is it to clean with a sicky baby; can all of the cover and straps go in the washing machine or is it wipe clean only?