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Ticky vs Sicky - What's the difference?

ticky | sicky |

As adjectives the difference between ticky and sicky

is that ticky is infested with ticks (the tiny woodland arthropod of the order acarina) while sicky is (informal) sick; vomiting.

As a noun ticky

is (childish) a tick (particularly, a check mark).

As an interjection ticky

is (onomatopoeia|also tick) representing short pitchless sound at a reasonable volume.

ticky

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • infested with ticks (The tiny woodland arthropod of the order Acarina.)
    • The ticky cows should be kept well separated to avoid contamination.

    Noun

    (tickies)
  • (childish) a tick (particularly, a check mark).
    • Can I get another ticky ?

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (onomatopoeia, also tick) Representing short pitchless sound at a reasonable volume.
    • Ticky-ticky-ticky the clock continued regardless of whether anyone listened.

    See also

    * ticky-tacky

    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?