"sick burn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sick burns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sick burn (plural sick burns)
  1. (slang) A particularly cutting insult. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-sick_burn-en-noun-XJWEicbg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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